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The Group launched its very own Gender Balance
Council to represent all its women employees, create a knowledge
sharing platform, and advance the cause of gender balance. On the council’s
agenda are mentorship programmes, professional development workshops, outreach
and events that champion women in the workforce. A key focus will be to support
the Group’s existing commitments, including the UAE Gender Balance Council
pledge, the NOORA network, UN Global Compact principles, and IATA’s 25x2025.
Today, Group employees were treated to talks by Liz
Wiseman, bestselling author of multiple leadership books, including Multipliers,
and CEO of leadership research firm, the Wiseman Group. Liz left her audience
with valuable insights and practical strategies to enhance their leadership
skills.
The Emirates Group’s gender balance strategy is
three-pronged: equal pay and fair compensation; equitable recruitment,
development, and promotion; and balanced policies, inclusivity programmes and
initiatives. The Group’s pay and remuneration structures are free of gender
bias.
The Group has long been an employer of choice, and
its appeal is clearly growing among women from Gen Z and Millennials to
experienced professionals. As of 1 March 2024, women in the Group workforce
increased by 1% to 26,896 or 43% of the
workforce, of which 1,240 are UAE Nationals represent
·
39% of
middle management and 15% of executive management
·
56% of new
joiners and 55% of those promoted
·
50% of
movements from middle to senior management level
·
67% of
lateral moves
1,218 roles, of which 462 roles have only women
·
account for
26% overall of leadership and management training, which includes partnerships
with premier institutions such as Global Business Consortium, INSEAD and top
universities. INSEAD for Emirati women leaders is designed to help them build
networks with professionals worldwide.
·
continue to
enjoy their careers at the Group after becoming mothers as post maternity
leave, 88% of women overall and 85% of cabin crew returned to work.
·
were
recognised for their achievements – 3,659 women or 30% of total employees
rewarded
The key initiatives that showcase the Group’s
commitment to achieve gender balance and women empowerment include:
UAE
Gender Balance Council pledge: signed in January 2023 to achieve 30% women
in the workforce and increase female representation in middle to senior
management by 2025.
NOORA,
Aurora 50: signed a two-year partnership with Aurora50 and is one
of the cofounders of NOORA, a network of women from diverse professional
backgrounds who support like-minded, ambitions individuals.
UN Global
Compact (UNGC): In April 2023, Emirates and dnata joined UNGC and
reaffirmed their commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Four women employees represent the Group in in the UNGC’s Target Gender
Equality accelerator programme.
IATA 25x2025 –
dnata signed this initiative in 2021 and have rolled out a range of
programmes – from career development workshops and mentoring to maternity
coaching for return to work, a mum’s support group and more.
The Group has also rolled out unconscious bias
training to minimise employees’ hidden prejudices, launched a chapter of the
global movement #IAmRemarkable to amplify women’s stories, a Women in
Leadership (WIL) forum and Women in the Emirates Group community. All these
initiatives take members on a journey of discovery, knowledge and discussion
with speakers, webinars, workshops, mentoring and networking opportunities.
Not just its employees, the Group goes beyond
borders to protect, educate and empower girls in economically disadvantaged
areas. The Emirates Airline Foundation supports the IIMPACT Girls Education
Project, which is dedicated to transforming the lives of women, families and
communities in the most remote and rural areas of India by empowering girls
through education. IIMPACT educates girls in over 1,100 villages in 11 states
of India, and now has more than 4,200 girls enrolled at its learning centres. The
Foundation fully funds operating expenses of Saint Rita de Cassia Orphanage,
which houses more than 96 orphaned 4 to 12-year-old abandoned girls in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil.
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