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Emiratisation Focus her career in ADNOC, in the oil and gas sector. As a female Director of Projects, she has been instrumental in leading the Tawteen programme. “Dedication and passion are what is needed to prove yourself as a female in the workplace” she proudly asserts. The essence of Tawteen is best described by Ms Al Nuwais when she says, “Tawteen strives to offer a channel for the youth of the UAE to undertake skills development that empowers them for a future in in private sector employment for the benefit of the entire economy”. Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030 Vision 2030 on women The Emirate outperforms the UAE average and other countries in the region in terms of female economic participation, with 14.5% of the overall workforce and 18.5% of the National workforce being female. Abu Dhabi’s benchmark economies have very strong records when it comes to getting their women into the workforce and the Government would like to achieve comparable figures. Ireland and Singapore boast a workforce which has more than 40% female participation, while almost half of Norway’s workforce is composed of women. 112