Expo 2020 Dubai unveiled its plan to establish a pavilion for women, in cooperation with the international company Cartier, to celebrate women change-makers around the world, in a move that reaffirms the event’s commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Part of the exhibition entitled “New Perspectives,” the Women’s Pavilion invites visitors to recognize the central role that women, both famous and unknown, have played throughout history, leading up to the present.
The pavilion will emphasize the principle “that humanity flourishes when women flourish.” It will highlight the essential contributions made by women in the advancement of societies, as well as the challenges that women continue to face, especially in light of the world’s struggle with the Covid-19 pandemic and the struggle for a more sustainable future.
Expo 2020, which is scheduled to take place in Dubai from the 1st of October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, will join forces with Cartier to remind the world that gender equality is a requisite to a fairer world.
Reem Al Hashemy, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation and Expo 2020 Dubai Managing Director, said: “The international community has made progress in gender equality and women’s empowerment, but much more needs to be done. By welcoming visitors from across the planet and from every walk of life, Expo 2020 Dubai is a unique, powerful platform that will drive the necessary attention to this issue.”
Cyrille Vigneron, President and CEO of Cartier International, said: “As gender inequality persists and continues to impact women’s lives, it is ever more imperative to show unity and togetherness in promoting women empowerment. We are honored to take our long-standing support to women change-makers further by collaborating with Expo 2020 Dubai and present the Women’s Pavilion to a truly global audience.”
French architect Laura Gonzalez reimagines the upper part of the pavilion’s façade, together with Dubai-born artist Kholoud Sharafi and French light designer Pauline David.
International multidisciplinary artist El Seed, who was born in France to Tunisian parents, is using Arabic calligraphy to transform the lower part of the pavilion’s façade.
Nadine Labaki, Lebanese actress and the first female Arab director to be nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars for her powerful film, “Capernaum”, will direct the Women’s Pavilion’s introduction movie, highlighting the slogan “when women thrive, humanity thrives.”
Mélanie Laurent, French actress, screenwriter and director, will host an immersive exhibition fostering dialogues across cultural, artistic and social fields in three sections.
