Emirati female engineers are playing a pivotal role across the Stem sector and taking up roles in a field traditionally dominated by men.Gender equality at the workplace is a sign that the UAE’s focus on promoting women in Stem is beginning to pay off.
According to a 2018 Times Higher Education report, the number of female students in the country enrolling in Stem subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) is far higher than in many other countries, such as the UK, Canada, Germany and France.
The study found almost half, 44.5 per cent, of engineering graduates were women, while in Germany, Canada and the UK, the figure is 20 per cent or lower.
“Women have been leading and succeeding in all fields relatedaa to science and engineering. It’s something we started a decade back,” said Lamia Al Marzooqi, 25, an Emirati from Abu Dhabi.
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