Gender in United Arab Emirates 219 indicators covering gender for United Arab Emirates. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 — 1st Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 145th Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 — 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 — 123rd Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 60 2023 — 143rd Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index 82.5 2023 up 207.0% 83rd Women Business and the Law Index 82.5 2023 up 207.0% 83rd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 267.1% 2025 up 39.8% 6th Share of female employment by economic sector 0.1% 2025 down 48.6% 184th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 3 2023 down 25.0% 182nd Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 43.9 2019 up 10.3% 44th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 34.5 2019 down 3.1% 127th Total Fertility Rate 1.44 2022 down 13.4% 161st Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 63.74 2024 up 19.8% 60th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14.47 years 2017 — 77th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.37 years 2017 — 60th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.0% 2025 up 14.1% 109th Women of reproductive age 2.53 million 2023 up 41.9% 88th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 61.8% 2026 up 8.2% 114th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 79.2% 2020 down 3.1% 24th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 20 2026 up 122.2% 143rd Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 50.0% 2026 up 122.2% 6th Share of women in ministerial positions 20.0% 2024 up 29.9% 100th Share of women in parliament 50.0% 2025 up 122.2% 6th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 94.21 2020 up 10.4% 41st Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 0.2% 2016 down 33.1% 186th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 0.4% 2016 down 73.9% 186th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 50 2024 up 185.7% 4th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 1.58 ratio 2026 down 17.3% 1st Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 546.5% 2024 up 193.2% 2nd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 28.6% 2023 down 0.7% 91st Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 713 2023 up 41.8% 84th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 28.2% 2023 down 0.4% 87th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 28.6% 2023 down 0.7% 97th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 28.2% 2023 unchanged 86th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 28.2 2023 down 0.4% 80th Gender Development Index 0.986 2022 up 0.8% 58th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 16.6% 2024 up 14.0% 133rd Literacy rate, adult female 98.4% 2024 up 1.3% 10th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 97.0% 2024 up 212.9% 12th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 73.0% 2024 up 247.6% 62nd Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1 2024 down 0.4% 109th Gender Inequality Index 0.035 2022 down 80.2% 156th Suicide Rate 1.71 2021 down 34.7% 169th Female migrants 26.3% 2020 up 4.0% 205th Share of temporary employees 0.337 2024 down 6.9% 99th Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 20 2024 up 29.9% 100th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle 18.99 2025 up 56.1% 94th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →