Gender Quotas Database

From 2019, the  2019 Presidential Decree No. (1) has established a mandatory quota of 50%. 50% of the seats in the Parliament are now hold by women.
The inclusion has produced the increasement from 7 to 20 women in the National Parliament. The distribution of the 20 seats was fulfilled by: 7 women filled by elected candidates and 13 women appointed.

"Women comprise 50% of the Federal National Council (FNC), the UAE’s consultative parliamentary body. According to the IMF World Competitiveness Yearbook 2020, the UAE ranked first in the female parliamentary representation index". "n November 2015, Dr. Amal Al Qubaisi was appointed President of the FNC, making her the first woman in the region to lead a national assembly. She served in the position until 2019. Dr. Al Qubaisi had previously made history in 2006 as the first elected female to the FNC and in 2011 was appointed deputy speaker of the FNC. In October 2008, the first female judge was sworn in. Four women have been appointed as judges, two as public prosecutors and 17 as assistant public prosecutors and marriage officials. In March 2019, two female judges were appointed to the Federal Judiciary (link is external) for the first time. Women make up 20% of the diplomatic corps, and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has appointed seven Emirati women as ambassadors to represent the country internationally" (UAE Embassy in Washington DC, 2021).