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Her Word Matters

ABOUT

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OUR
STORY

We are a group of 5 juniors in highschool in the UAE that are passionate about raising innovation in our world and spreading awareness about discrimination in STEM.

We started this project to motivate girls our age to have a passion for what they want regardless of the challenges that come with it.

TREATMENTS

Our foremost goals are

To encourage young girls to pursue their passion.

Change the point of view of girls and their mentality about STEM majors.

To inspire and motivate girls to speak up and follow what they aspire, even if it is seen as a male-dominated industry.

To positively influence as many girls as we can through our project.

@herwordmatters

CONTACT

Mae Jemison

“Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.”

Aung San Suu Kyi

You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.

Malala Yousafzai

I raise up my voice—not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back

Women

The UAE is ranked as a leading country in gender equality in the region, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2020 Global Gender Gap report(link is external). This achievement comes from the fundamental belief that women and men are equal partners in society. Through a series of public and private sector initiatives, women are playing an increasingly stronger role in business, government and STEM fields.

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Gender equality is of paramount importance in the UAE, and the Constitution of the UAE guarantees equal rights for both men and women. Under the Constitution, women enjoy the same legal status, claim to titles, access to education, the right to practice professions, and the right to inherit property as men. Women are also guaranteed the same access to employment, health and family welfare facilities. As a leader of equality in economics, government, education and health, the UAE has been named one of the region’s pioneers.

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Equality in Education and Literacy

While the literacy rate of both women and men in the UAE is close to 95%, today, more women than men complete secondary education and enroll in university and post-graduate institutions.

77% of Emirati women enroll in higher education after secondary school and make up 70% of all university graduates in the UAE.
56% of UAE government university graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are women.
The literacy rate of women in the UAE is 95.8%.
In September 2014, the UAE opened the region’s first military college for women, Khawla bint Al Azwar Military School. The state-of-the-art military college provides world-class training, physical fitness sessions and leadership development. The UAE has four women fighter pilots and has also trained over 30 women to work with the country’s special security forces.