Abu Dhabi, January 13, 2019
Our visit to the General Women’s Union—a federal body, founded in 1975, documenting and promoting women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship in the UAE—allowed students to witness forms of state feminism in action. The visit’s highlights included understanding the relationship between the Union and the United Nations, the role that handicrafts play not as preservations of traditional activities but as modern work representing the nation, and learning more about the Union’s promotion of women in information technology.