UAE woman today is also minister and director: Reem

posted on 11/03/2008: 84 views

Woman today is not just a mother, wife, daughter, sister and wife but also a minister and director, according to Minister of State Reem Al Hashemi. 'Recognising the potential skills and persistence of women, the UAE government is determined to grant women greater room to become leaders,' Al Hashemi said in an address to the 3rd conference of Women as Global Leaders organised Monday by Zayed University. She affirmed that UAE women 'are always ready to take lead and shoulder their responsibilities'. 'At the time when UAE men went for sea for pearl diving, it was their wives who ran the daily business of the family,' she recalled. - Emirates News Agency, WAM

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