Date: 12/16/2009

Mrs. Raja Easa Al-Gurg, President of the Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC) is proud of the leading role being played by Emirati women and their occupying the highest positions in different fields. She said this while praising the Emirates Women Award,during a press conference that was held under the patronage of Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation, Chairman of Emirates Airlines Group, and the Honorary Patron of Dubai Quality Group. The award aims to appreciate and honour the unique contributions of professional and businesswomen in the UAE.

Mrs. Al-Gurg, during the Emirates Women Award ceremony press conference, which was held yesterday at the Raffles Hotel, Dubai, said that the wise leadership in the UAE has played a leading role in supporting and encouraging women in the UAE to participate and to compete in all areas of commercial and humanitarian activities locally and internationally. "We also recognize the contemporary global position of Emirati women, where they have played many roles, such as being leaders of change," she said. They have also been mothers of great scholars and inventors,” she added.
Emirates Women Award” is considered an effective platform to exploit the hidden potential of women. "Year after year, we can see how the programs launched by the Award are developing and flourishing in line with the increasing number of ladies who are excelling in their businesses,Mrs. Al-Gurg said.

She said it never crossed her mind that Emirati women would succeed in managing businesses individually. But as one who has worked in this field for over two decades, she asserted that Emirati ladies were capable of succeeding in their chosen lines and could manage their businesses personally and directly, with their will and determination.

She also noted that traditional businesses, which were open only for men before, are currently witnessing a major shift, because women have now excelled in managing many areas in such a field. Previously, they were limited to works relating to education and health.