Emirates Global Aluminium attracts 67 Emirati women in one year

Abu Dhabi, Emirates Global Aluminium announced that over 110 women have joined the company since Emirati Women's Day 2023, including 67 UAE Nationals. EGA now employs over 550 women in the UAE in total, including more than 195 in operations. The company is aiming for 25% of supervisory roles to be held by women by 2025, up from around 20% this year, and 15% of all positions by 2026. EGA's Break the Mould initiative aims to inspire young women with an interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to follow in the footsteps of pioneering women who have made significant contributions to the UAE industrial sector. The UAE is one of only a few countries in the world where more women than men graduate in science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects. On Emirati Women's Day, EGA's Women's Network organised an event for all women at EGA to showcase the progress made so far and discuss how to further accelerate gender diversity, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. In 2022, EGA ope ned the long-standing National Training programmes for front-line roles in industrial operations to women for the first time. Some 20% of the programmes' new additions were women in the first full year since opening the programme. Last year, EGA launched the Challenger Programme, which brings together leading industrial companies to make quicker progress on promoting gender diversity by addressing shared practical challenges. EGA is a signatory to the United Nations' Women's Empowerment Principles and committed to promoting gender diversity throughout its business as well as advocating for women's role in industry and society. Source: Bahrain News Agency