Gen Zeds: Towards a Culture of Merit

The students who walk the manicured paths of Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) speak with the still small voices that others of their gender do in society at large. Largely unrepresented in the halls of power and nearly invisible on the pages of print media, women remain unequal partners with men in society. Nonetheless, Zayed University students and their sisters at educational institutions across the country belong to a generation unlike any other. These “girls” who must become women are expected to become leaders of their nation