![ABU DHABI , UNITED ARAB EMIRATES , November 20 , 2018 :- Left to Right - Abdul Rahman Bin Mohammed Al Owais , Minister of Health , UAE and Jameela bint Salem Al Muhairi , Cabinet Member and Minister of State for Public Education, UAE during the Federal National Council session held at FNC office in Abu Dhabi. ( Pawan Singh / The National ) For News. Story by Haneen](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KMX2WHCUGVXUDFOGHAWY54PFHQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=404cba2a1960cd9746be9652095bc86a2ea00d4ac15843938c013e54e6c5c9ef&width=400&height=225)
The FNC in session. Pawan Singh / The National
The FNC in session. Pawan Singh / The National
UAE gender drive: how other countries did it
Next year, the UAE will have the world’s fourth highest rate of women participating in government when a new directive comes into force