Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) Quote by Fatima Al Jokar, Deputy Legal Advisor and Chairperson of DEWA Women’s Committee, on International Women’s Day

7 March 2019

Quote by Fatima Al Jokar, Deputy Legal Advisor and Chairperson of DEWA Women’s Committee, on International Women’s Day

Fatima Mohammed Al Jokar, Chairperson of DEWA Women’s Committee

“On International Women’s Day, we extend our sincere thanks and gratitude to the wise leadership of the UAE, and to the women leaders in the UAE, represented by Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, President of the General Women’s Union Supreme Chairperson of the Family Development Foundation President of Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood  (Mother of the Nation); Her Highness Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, wife of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; and Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the UAE Gender Balance Council, President of Dubai Women’s Establishment and wife of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, for their efforts in supporting and encouraging Emirati women and providing them with all the necessary tools to succeed and take top positions, as well as establishing gender equality as a priority in the UAE. On this day, and on behalf of DEWA Women’s Committee, I extend my sincere thanks and gratitude to DEWA’s top management, headed by HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, for providing all the capabilities and opportunities for women in the workplace within an ideal environment that helps DEWA’s female employees in balancing their professional and social lives, and motivating them to succeed and excel; thus contributing to empowering society as a whole,” said Fatima Al Jokar, Chairperson of DEWA Women’s Committee.