UAE Women To Be Future Capital, Long-Term Contributor To UAE Success

UAE women will continue to be the future capital and long-term contributor to the success of the UAE.

This was stated by Her Excellency Jameela bint Salem Al Muhairi, the first-ever woman Minister of State for Public Education in her keynote address at the 3rd Women in Aviation General Assembly on Wednesday on the side lines of the 18th edition of the Airport Show.

The conference was held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group.

The conference was addressed by more than 20 industry experts. It was attended by over 350 participants. Its sponsors include Boeing, Honeywell, ExecuJet, MSI Aircraft Maintenance Services International, LFV, the air navigation services of Sweden, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) and ENOC (Emirates National Oil Company).

Jameela bint Salem Al Muhairi said, “Young Emirati girls and boys have strong potential and I want to see more Emirati students applying for pilots and engineers and learn about aerospace and aviation.”

She said, “Globally women are still not in the right number we want to see in the field of aviation. For example, in engineering, science and technology women make up less than 25% across the world in the same profession. Female pilots make up only 3-5% of the total number of pilots in the world. However, in the UAE, we have a different picture because of our leaders. Since the first day of our union, our leaders stood besides women and encouraged them and empower them to be active in all fields.

She said, “Women in the UAE are also entering into the aerospace. Six years ago, there were only two women engineers at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre. Today, women make up 50% of 180 engineers and 80% of new applications. Emirate’s Mars mission is another success story of women in space.”