Women to get 50% representation in FNC in next parliamentary term

ABU DHABI / WAM

As per the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Emirati women’s representation in the Federal National Council (FNC) will be increased to 50 percent in the coming parliamentary term.
The step reflects the country’s future approach aimed at achieving full empowerment of Emirati women and emphasises their pioneering and effective role in all vital sectors of the UAE.
The directives of the President include doubling the current percentage of women’s representation in Federal National Council from 22.5 percent to 50 percent in the coming parliamentary term, and aims to rank the UAE in top positions worldwide in terms of representation of women in parliament. This will enable the UAE women achieve, in a record time, what has been achieved by their counterparts globally in decades.
Praising the move to increase the representation of Emirati women in the FNC, HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), said, “We feel happy on the directives of the wise leadership which is always working for the progress and development of the country in all domains. The prudent leadership continues tracing the legacy of the Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who supported women since the establishment of the country and called on them to take part in the development march of the country.”