uae mocked over gender balance awards tweet featuring only men

UAE mocked over gender balance awards tweet featuring only men

Middle East
UAE Vice-President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (C) sits with the recipients of awards for gender balance (27 January 2019) Image copyright Dubai Media Office
Image caption Sheikh Mohammed said the UAE had made “significant progress in achieving gender balance”

The UAE has been mocked over a tweet announcing the winners of awards for gender balance that featured only men.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai’s ruler, was shown congratulating the recipients of Best Personality Supporting Gender Balance, Best Federal Authority Supporting Gender Balance, and Best Gender Balance Initiative.

The sheikh insisted women were “central to shaping the future of the country”.

But many Twitter users questioned their apparent absence from the ceremony.