The UAE cabinet has recently approved a piece of legislation that will ensure men and women working in UAE will receive equal pay.
The UAE Cabinet has signed the issuance of the Law on Equal Wages and Salaries for Men and Women, which aims to empower women by narrowing down the gender gap in the Gulf state, WAM reported.
The law is also seen to ensure that women will ”have equal opportunities as partners in the UAE’s development” and can also empower them “to lead future national strategies”.
On Twitter, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said the Constitution promotes equal rights and duties for men and women.
“Our Constitution is among equal rights and duties of the sexes and we seek to elaborate, enforce and guarantee this constitutional right through the new law,” he said.
This is not the first time the government has tried to narrow gender gap in the country.
In 2015, the UAE Council for Gender Balance was established to position UAE as one of the leading countries in terms of promoting gender equality.
The law is also part of the Strategy for the Empowerment of Emirati Women launched by H. H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, president of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and supreme chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation.
