Location: Sustainability District
The Women’s Pavilion in Expo 2020 Dubai which will kick of next October, creative programme and content will contribute in ensuring how Expo 2020’s focus on women’s empowerment and gender equality builds on the example of the UAE, recognising the important roles women play in all fields.
It will highlight important contributions women have made in advancing societies, as well as the challenges women still face.
Under the exhibition titled “New Perspectives”, the Women’s Pavilion will recognise the central role that women, known and unknown, have played throughout history, leading up to the present.
The Women’s Pavilion features the below five structures with different narratives:
Across the six months of Expo, the Women’s Pavilion will host an array of events, programming and meaningful dialogues that will not only enhance knowledge and understanding of gender equality and women’s empowerment, but also drive tangible, collaborative action that can be shared with the world.
These include a Women’s World Majlis to address the role of women in creating a cleaner, safer, healthier world, and the ‘Women in Arabia and Islam’ series, highlighting real-life stories of women who have led the way throughout history, inspiring other women from across the world to reach new heights.
*Expo 2020 and Cartier will also celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March 2022 by hosting a global forum under the theme of “Creating New Perspectives”.
