UAE gender equality awards News update!

[Crimson Dynamo]

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The UAE's (United Arab Emirates) Gender Balance Index awards 'initiatives and programmes undertaken by various government entities to promote equal opportunities for both men and women', according to the Dubai government.

There are four categories: Best Personality Supporting Gender Balance, Best Federal Authority Supporting Gender Balance, Best Government Entity Supporting Gender Balance and the Best Gender Balance Initiative.

Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE and the ruler of Dubai, handed out prizes at the Gender Balance Index 2018 ceremony in Dubai on Sunday.

And the Men swept the awards beating women in every place

While all four awards were accepted by men, Sheik Mohammed acknowledged the work of one woman: his own daughter Sheika Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoumm whose husband is the Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE..

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/28/middleeast/uae-gender-equality-awards-scli-intl/index.html

This clean sheet for the men has not gone down to well on da socials

[Niamh.]

well I'm shocked by this

[bots]

i'm sure all the men deserved to win their awards

[Mystic Mock]

UAE understanding true equality.:hehe:

Seriously though they didn't even hand out a token victory for a female candidate.:laugh:

[Livia]

I was shocked that the University of East Anglia would be associated with this... then I read it properly.