PART I

MEASURING PROGRESS: UAE’S GENDER INDICES AND THE PATH TO GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT

1. INTRODUCTION 1

2. PATH TO HIGHER HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PATH TO GREATER GENDER EQUALITY 2

  2.1 Path to very high human development 2

  2.2 The UAE’s journey to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls 4

    2.2.1 Reducing gender inequality and empowering women and girls through educational and political lift up 6

    2.2.2 Improving reproductive health to empower women and girls to reach their full potential 7

  2.3 Advancing to women’s full empowerment and gender equality 8

    2.3.1 Large gaps remained to boost female participation in the labour market 8

    2.3.2 New focus needed on improving enhanced capabilities 9

3. CONCLUSION 12

PART II

POLICY DRIVERS: UAE’S APPROACH TO GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT

1. LINKING PROGRESS MADE ON UAE’S GENDER INDICES TO DELIBERATE POLICY CHANGES AND PRACTICES: EDUCATION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 14

  1.1 Education 15

  1.2 Political participation 16

  1.3 Economic Participation 16

2. LESSONS LEARNED AND EXPERIENCE TO SHARE 18

  2.1 Economic Participation and the Labour Market 18

  2.2 Care work, leave policy, and UAE innovations for economic participation Familyfriendly policies and remaining opportunities 19

  2.3 Visionary Leadership & Male Allyship 20

3. CONCLUSION 21