Sharjah is the Emirate just north of Dubai. They don’t allow any alcohol here and are more focused on education and history than the other emirates. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirate_of_Sharjah

We got a tour of the American University of Sharjah (in the University district) and had a meeting with the dean of the business school. We also heard a presentation by some of the professors about women in corporate leadership in the UAE (tl;dr: it’s very low).

Meeting with Dana Gas (Natural Gas company).

Finally, we visited the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization–nice history of Islam, Islamic art, and scientific/astrological inventions. http://sharjahmuseums.ae/Our-Museums/Sharjah-Museum-of-Islamic-Civilization.aspx?lang=en-US