DEWA continues its efforts to empower women

The strategy of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority to provide equal opportunities for men and women and empower women, from leadership positions to technical positions, resulted in making the authority an example and a model for government and private institutions and agencies in this field inside and outside the United Arab Emirates.

His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, indicated that the authority is following the approach established by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul, and supported by the vision of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, and Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, Chair of the General Women’s Union, Chair of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation “Mother of the Nation” to empower society through empowering women and promoting equality between Both genders and stimulating a competitive environment based on competence and distinction, an appreciation of competencies, capabilities, and dedication to work in accordance with the best local and international standards.

His Excellency Al Tayer added: “The authority is one of the most prominent national institutions that support women in the energy sector, especially renewable, clean energy and sustainability. The authority works to provide all the elements of support for female employees to transform challenges into opportunities and keep pace with all changes in line with the wise leadership’s efforts to empower women to contribute to making the future. And strengthening its role in the transition to the UAE Centennial 2071, which aims to make the UAE the best country in the world in all fields. Emirati women prove daily their competence and ability to consolidate the achievements of the Authority and assume responsibility in all national work sites with full capacity. The achievements of Emirati women over the past five decades are heralded. With the next fifty years full of distinction and leadership. “

Khawla Al Muhairi, Executive Vice President of the Strategy and Government Communication Sector, said: “The authority’s senior leadership is committed to creating all favorable conditions to empower the authority’s female employees, enhance their capabilities, and unleash their creative energies. The authority currently includes 1949 female employees within all its departments, and this number includes 671 female employees in the engineering and technical sector.Emirati women make up 80.5% of the total female workforce in the authority, and the percentage of Emirati women in the Research and Development Center is 32%, of whom are qualified women. High educational levels in the scientific and engineering fields, and the authority’s female employees participate in many volunteer work inside and outside the country, as the total volunteer hours for the authority’s employees during the year 2020 amounted to more than 7,999 hours in 22 humanitarian and community initiatives.

For her part, Eng. Amal Koshak, Vice President – Marketing and Corporate Communications, said: “The authority adopts fair policies and an inclusive environment for both women and men and does not hesitate to provide adequate opportunities and overcome challenges to promote gender balance. The authority includes national human capabilities that include Emirati women competencies. The authority is committed to supporting the role of women and increasing their representation in the energy sector and the fields of creativity and innovation and plays a pivotal role in the field of empowering women by providing a stimulating work environment. Its positive impact is limited to the organization only, but its impact is evident in society in general.

Maryam Al-Mutaiwee, Vice President – Human Resources, indicated that the authority has made qualitative progress in employing women in the engineering and technical sector, localizing these specializations, and preparing qualified generations of citizens to keep pace with the authority’s needs and expansion plans. The interest of the senior leadership in the authority to support and empower women at all levels paved the way for women to reach important leadership positions and also contributed to the increase in the number of women working in the field, which reflects an honorable picture of the reality of women working in the authority.

Fatima Muhammad Al-Joker, head of the women’s committee at the authority, expressed her gratitude for the support provided by the senior leadership in the authority to the women’s committee to continue its tireless efforts aimed at providing all opportunities, conditions and capabilities that help female employees of different positions and responsibilities to succeed and develop to motivate them to creativity, innovation and self-affirmation. Throughout the year, the committee launches innovative initiatives and programs to motivate female employees and help them to fulfill their roles at home and work to the fullest, in addition to providing all means of support necessary to ensure their safety and the safety of those around them, which contributes to building cohesive and cohesive families and a strong and cohesive society capable of coping with the emerging changes.

Dr. Aisha Al-Nuaimi, Director of the Innovation Center Department and winner of the International Solar Energy Alliance Award and the Women in Renewable Energy Sector Award in Asia 2020, said: “The Authority’s support for women in the energy sector is a source of pride for all of us and an incentive to continue working hard to play an effective role in the sector and raise our contribution Enhancing the global leadership position of the authority and achieving more achievements so that Emirati women remain an example to be emulated in effective national work and an inspiring model for current and future generations. We are very grateful for the authority’s keenness to provide its employees with technical and engineering skills in accordance with the best international standards and to train and qualify them at the theoretical and practical levels through training programs A pioneer in the fields of research and development, foreseeing the future, keeping pace with the fourth industrial revolution, and making use of disruptive technologies, allowing them to actively participate in taking the lead in the energy and water sectors.

Aisha Muhammad Al-Rumaithi, Senior Engineer and Chairman of the Youth Council, affirmed the commitment of the Youth Council in the Authority to achieve the directives of the higher leadership in the Authority to consolidate the role of youth and women in the energy sector in a way that guarantees the sustainability of achievements and the preservation of gains. The happiness rate of the Authority’s youth employees during the year 2020 was 94% of the total activities and initiatives of the Council. The council includes 9 male and 9 female employees, and it serves more than 1713 male and female youth employees in the authority. While the human cadres in the authority include 1865 young employees between the ages of 18 and 29 years, that is, about 15% of the employees, of whom 33.46% are young employees and 66.54% are young employees, which confirms the success of Emirati women in securing a place for them among the elite of competencies The young lady.

Fatima Al Marzouqi, Senior Director of Education and Development, said: “The authority cooperates with major government and private agencies to raise the efficiency of male and female employees and enhance their employee loyalty. The authority is committed to building the capabilities of its staff by organizing workshops, seminars and events aimed at transferring knowledge and sharing experiences.

In light of the new responsibilities that fall on the shoulders of female employees due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the authority has intensified its efforts to familiarize female employees with ways to contain the repercussions of Corona at all levels and ways to adapt to the new changes in order to enhance the knowledge of female employees, especially in aspects related to the needs of female employees and working mothers to remain the employees of the authority A key partner in the renaissance of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates.

Eng. Laili Ahli, Vice President – Security of Operational Technologies, praised the authority’s keenness to provide a positive, safe and stable environment that supports working women and helps them achieve a balance between their professional and social lives to achieve success, distinction and active participation in building the country and preparing future generations.

All of the authority’s female employees receive all the care and attention and work in a safe, stable and developed environment that helps them hone their talents and capabilities and stimulates their creativity and innovation.