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Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation PJSC (Empower), celebrates Emirati Women's Day, under the slogan "We Collaborate for Tomorrow", recalling the march of the nation's renaissance since the era of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and its exceptional achievements that enabled women to transcend their thought, knowledge, work, status and vital role in the past, present and future of the nation.

“This Emirati Women’s Day, the supervision and controlling of the production and distribution operations will be managed by the hands and minds of Emirati women who are creative in performing their tasks from Empower’s Command Control Center (CCC), which is the centralised automated facility to monitor and control the operation of all the district cooling plants and the distribution network of the company,” said Ahmad bin Shafar, CEO of Empower.

"Emirati women are experiencing a development renaissance at all levels. They have made significant progress in their journey through various fields, and continue to contribute generously with confident steps towards further progress under our wise leadership. We are proud of the achievements and the prestigious status that Emirati women have achieved over the past decades."

Women hold senior positions in the company's administrative functions, and currently, Emirati women make up more than 61% of the total Female workforce in Empower. They are also well-represented in various job titles across the Corporation's subsidiaries.

Bin Shafar highlighted that the wise leadership's support for women has helped to solidify Emirati society's understanding of the essential role of women in various sectors. "From the early days of the union, the State was fully aware of the important role that women would play and their ability to work alongside men to lay the foundations of a strong state whose motto is 'equality between men and women in rights and duties”. He stressed that Empower is proud of women's participation in every aspect of the Organization's work to support men in a way that ensures gender balance in the work environment and helps attract the best national talents to work in the leading and vital district cooling industry in the region, and qualifying them to lead and drive economic development. "The UAE's wise leadership is keen to place Emirati women in the position they deserve, to give them the care, attention, and respect they deserve, and to enable them to participate in all legislative, executive, and even leadership fields," he concluded.