ISSN: 2319-8753 International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology Vol. 2, Issue 3, March 2013 Copyright to IJIRSET www.ijirset.com 509 Emirati Women and the Western Region: Study the change in Employment and Education Indicators and its impact on the Human Development Index to the UAE; During 1990-2011 Mohamed El Khouli 1 , Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business, Sadat Academy of Management Science in Cairo, Egypt 1 Abstract:In light of the world's attention to gender issues as one of the priorities of development plans and policies overall, as well as support the roles of women's development of and build their capacity to qualify to participate in decision- making for the development and progress of society. Therefore, this paper traces the changes in women‟s status in the UAE generally and in the Western Region (the Emirate of Abu Dhabi) specifically. It uses the Human Development Reports of the UAE to examine the effect of both work and education of Emirati women on increasing the level of human development index (HDI). It concentrates on gender indicators in western region with regard to education and work fields based on census data in 2005 to highlight the women status in this region. The study is important because it focus on monitoring the status of women in the education and employment within the western region. It tries to attract attention of officials to develop plans on women development in this region, one of the remote areas that suffer from a scarcity of such studies . Keywords: Emirati Women, Human Development, Western Region. I. INTRODUCTION In light of the world's attention to gender issues as one of the priorities of development plans and policies overall, and in the framework of ensuring the inclusion of gender issues in all community participation in order to influence decision-making development, as well as encourage international organizations to support the roles of women's development and build their capacity to qualify through contributing an active role in the institutions society and in all fields of labor, business and the ability to participate in decision-making for the development and progress of society. Traditionally, women have always been the backbone of family life and the social structure in the Arabic countries and they continue to remain an integral part of maintaining the nation‟s Islamic heritage and national culture. Women in the Arab world have throughout history experienced discrimination and have been subject to restrictions of their freedoms and rights. Some of these practices are based on community beliefs and custom, but many of the limitations are cultural and emanate from tradition rather than religion. These main constraints that create an obstacle towards women's rights and liberties are reflected in laws dealing with social justice, economy and healthcare, particular education and labour market that are considered main aspects for the current study contribute significantly in empowering women and expanding their options within the community surrounding. While Arabic women were granted the right to vote on a universal and equal basis, the men are still the dominant gender in this area. This phenomenon is justified by the fact that the communities in the Middle East are shaped upon one gender having distinct responsibilities. That is where men have full responsibility to support their families with the food and supplies they need and therefore they have to work and, subsequently, they have to get education to keep up with contemporary developments, while women have to take care of the house and children. This justifies the low contribution of the women in the economy [1]. However, there is a recent trend in Arabic countries that encourage the women to begin penetrating the workforce, but this participation is still in low scale according to the total. Regarding gender roles and statuses in UAE, It noticed that has a significant effect in the division of Labor by gender. Despite the modern economic roles and social status reflect both change and continuity for women. Schools and universities are segregated, and levels of enrollment of girls and their performance are impressive. In higher education, female students