It won’t be wrong if we say, since the beginning of everything, women are adding colors to the society with their shades of strength, love, sacrifice and courage. For sure, the role of women today somewhat changed significantly, but definitely for the betterment. Women are now self-sufficient, well aware and financially independent. They have attained immense success in every field, whether it is sports, politics or academics. Gender equality is of paramount importance nowadays and every country is rushing to minimize the gender gap, and the UAE is no Different, as it has put immense efforts towards women empowerment and performs better on metrics of gender equality than many other states in the Gulf region. Giving the above text a figure, the UAE has ranked as a leading country in gender equality in the region, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2021 Global Gender Gap Report. This achievement comes from the fundamental belief that women and men are equal partners in society. As women are playing an increasingly stronger role in business, government and STEM fields. So as the status of women has improved over the years.

Among any other issue related to women, safety of women is always a questionable thing for almost every country, leaving this behind, Abu Dhabi in fact the entire Arab Emirates indeed very safe for women. According to recent reports, the UAE is one of the world's safest countries. The numerical analysis states that almost 96.1 percent of women feel safe here. Women can take a walk around the city after sunset without any fear. To celebrate the ever-rising achievements of women it has dedicated the day of 28th August, as observes Emirati Women’s Day, aims to hail the efforts of Emirati women who play different roles; from a mother to a pilot and a leader and lead in building the nation.

While the literacy rate of both women and men collectively in Abu Dhabi and the whole UAE is close to 95 percent, today, more women than men complete secondary education and enroll in university and postgraduate institutions. Emirati women occupy 75 percent of all positions in the education and health sectors and learnt to match strides when it comes to achieving the impossible, a word that the UAE does not consider part of its lexicon.

Women Entrepreneur in this issue is introducing a list of ‘Top 10 Women Leaders in Abu Dhabi - 2022’, who have contributed to the growth of fashion industry in India. These young women have risen to top positions in their job and their stories will be a true motivation to women all over the world, those who want to chase their dreams. The following list has been prepared after being closely scrutinized by a distinguished panel of judges including CXOs, analysts and our editorial board.