阿联酋女子挑战已有成见

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Emirati woman challenges stereotypes

Woman makes her mark as an ambulance driver with Dubai Police — traditionally a job for men

•        By Rayeesa Absal, Staff Reporter
•        Published: 00:00 April 12, 2012
Gulf news




Dubai Breaking free from gender stereotypes is an Emirati woman employed as an ambulance driver with Dubai Police.

Nujood Mohammad Ahmad Al Tamimi is extremely proud of her job. Taking on a job traditionally held by men was not much of a concern for her, she said, shortly after winning the award.

She followed her way into the force in the footsteps of her sister, who works as a paramedic with Dubai Police. "The award is a great honour, especially to receive it from [His Highness] Shaikh Mohammad himself," Nujood said.

"I dedicate this award to Shaikh Mohammad as well as to my children."

She has just been at the job for five months now, she said.

The ambulance she drives is a special vehicle which caters to women only. It is an Ambulance for Maternity and Childhood, a service which was established in 2009, to cater to pregnancy related emergencies.

"It is important for women to drive this ambulance in order to protect the privacy of the women," she explained.

Her colleague, another Emirati, Marzooq Eid Al Matroushi, also was the recipient of the award. He has been working as an ambulance driver for 10 years, he said.

"I gain tremendous joy in helping others, especially those in pain. And that is the reason I love my job," he said.

"The biggest reward in my job is that it helps me save lives."

The head of the Dubai Ambulance Services Centre Khalifa Hassan Bin Darai said that he is proud of both the winners.

"There is a social stigma stopping women from taking up roles such as that of ambulance drivers. This should change."


阿联酋女子挑战已有成见

该女子因为做迪拜警方的救护车司机——通常是男人的工作，而出名

迪拜一阿联酋女子作为迪拜警方的救护车司机，打破了传统的性别观念。

Nujood Mohammad Ahmad Al Tamimi 对自己的工作极为自豪。在获奖后不久，她说她对做一份传统上一直是男人做着的工作并没有考虑过多。

她遵从在迪拜警方里作为护理医的姐姐的步子，走进了这个行业。Nujood说：“这个奖是极大的荣誉，特别是由Shaikh Mohammad (阁下)亲手颁发的。”

“我把这个奖章献给Shaikh Mohammad及我的孩子们。”

她说在这个工作上她只工作了5个月。

她驾驶的是一辆特殊的只对女子服务的救护车，是一辆孕妇及儿童的救护车，该服务是从2009年开始，针对和孕妇有关的急救情况。

“保护女子隐私，由女人来开这个救护车是很重要的。”她解释说。

她的同事，阿联酋公民，Marzooq Eid Al Matroushi也受了奖，他说他做救护车司机做了10年。

“能够帮助别人，特别是帮助到那些疼痛中的人，我从中获得很大的快乐，这也上我爱我的工作的原因。”他说。

“我工作的最大的奖励是它让我能够挽救生命。”

迪拜救护车服务中心负责人Khalifa Hassan Bin Darai说他很为这两个获奖人而自豪。

“有一些社会成见阻止女人来做类似救护车司机这样的工作，这点应该改变。”