UAE women can serve as role models for the rest of the world

The UAE committed to women, girls, and the world 18 years ago. The nation ratified the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women in that year (CEDAW).

The UAE strengthened its commitment to closing the gender gap by codifying many of the existing safeguards for women in the nation with the ratification of CEDAW.

To date, 189 states have ratified CEDAW, which is largely regarded as the mos....