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  2. Women in the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    [25] [26] In 2019, 521 thousand women were employed in the UAE. [26] The rate of female participation in the labor force in 2019 was 52.4% [27] and rose to 57.5% in 2020 but is still lower than male participation, which was 92% in 2020. [28] In the UAE, women cover roughly 66% of jobs in the public sector.

  3. Human rights in Dubai - Wikipedia

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    Article 1 and Article 66 of UAE's Penal Code requires hudud crimes to be punished with the death penalty, [31] [32] therefore apostasy is punishable by death in the UAE. Non-Muslim expatriates can be liable to Sharia rulings on marriage, divorce and child custody. [33] Emirati women must receive permission from male guardian to marry and ...

  4. Human rights in the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    The UAE cabinet is made up of 27.5% women, all of whom play key roles in supporting innovation in the country with results indicating that the UAE is a new hub for women in technology. [ 192 ] [ 193 ] Women represent 50 percent of scientists in STEM programmes at UAE universities and female nationals in the nuclear sector have tripled between ...

  5. Legal system of the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    Sharia courts have exclusive jurisdiction to hear family disputes, including matters involving divorce, inheritances, child custody, child abuse and guardianship for Muslims in the UAE. [43] Accordingly, Muslim females require the permission of a male guardian to marry and Muslim women are not allowed to marry non-Muslims.

  6. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination ...

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    The rules regarding where and when the committee can hold sessions are laid out in their rules of procedure. [ 26 ] The committee is allowed to hold as many meetings as are required to perform their duties effectively, with the states party to the CEDAW and the Secretary-General of the United Nations authorizing the number of regular sessions ...

  7. ‘No one should have to be fighting cancer and insurance at ...

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    Instead of being able to calmly focus on her chemotherapy treatment, Arete Tsoukalas had to spend hours on the phone arguing with her insurer while receiving infusions in the hospital.

  8. Women's cricket T20 World Cup is switched to UAE from ... - AOL

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    The United Arab Emirates will host the women's Twenty20 World Cup in October after the International Cricket Council moved the tournament from Bangladesh. More than 300 people were killed in an ...

  9. Prostitution in the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    In 2006 the UAE deported 4,300 foreign prostitutes. [4] Despite its illegality, prostitution is widespread, especially in Dubai [5] [6] and Abu Dhabi. [6] [7] The authorities generally turn a blind eye provided it is kept out of the public eye. [5] UAE nationals are permitted a number of residence visas.