Gender Equality

Increased Gender Inequality in Arab Labour Markets due to COVID-19: Causes and Solutions

Increased Gender Inequality in Arab Labour Markets due to COVID-19: Causes and Solutions

Although women have proven themselves in many fields of work, to this day, gender stereotyping against women is very common in Arab society.

 7 October 2020
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Towards More Inclusive Economies: Advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Mediterranean

International conference aimed at exploring strategies for promoting women's economic empowerment in the Mediterranean.

 20 September 2023

Women’s Mobilization in Arab Social Movements: What Gains, What Pain?

The post-2019 Arab social movements have provided unprecedented opportunities for women's mobilization and the politicization of citizens on gender issues. However, challenges persist.

 11 July 2023

El matrimonio de menores y derechos humanos: el caso marroquí

Artículo AulaMed sobre los matrimonios de menores (infantiles), un fenómeno muy presente en Marruecos

 8 June 2023

La educación y el conocimiento como armas

A pesar de las influencias políticas e ideológicas que actúan como barreras reales, el acceso de las mujeres a la educación superior está teniendo efectos en numerosos estratos sociales

 3 April 2023
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Breaking Barriers: the Feminist Transformation in the Mediterranean

Coinciding with International Women's Day, the IEMed and Casa Mediterráneo are organizing a seminar in which the latest issue of Quaderns de la Mediterrània will also be presented.

 8 March 2023

Les femmes du Liban rompent leur silence en créant, en invitant, en innovant ou… en partant

La poétesse libanaise Nadia Tuéni (1935-1983) a inspiré les femmes libanaises d’aujourd’hui à prendre leur vie en main et à affronter la société de leur pays, dominée par le patriarcat, et à reconquérir des espaces qui, jusqu’à prés...

 22 September 2022

Entretien avec Fedwa Misk, autrice, journaliste et militante féministe marocaine

Entretien avec Fedwa Misk, autrice, journaliste et militante féministe marocaine, par Giulia Maria Ferraresi.

 22 September 2022

Adile Sultan, A Mystical and Rebellious Ottoman Princess

The work of the mystical poetess Adile Sultan is also very important in this context because it helped Turkish women to begin questioning the prohibitions imposed on them, as well as to progress in the development of their personal life strategies.

 22 September 2022

Women of Art: A Long-Distance Run of Endless Stages

Women artists in the southern shore of the Mediterranean, due to the specific realities of their countries, have also had to deal with cultural neo-colonialism in a general context in which the achievements of the last fifty years are threatened.

 22 September 2022

Judith Butler, Catalonia International Prize 2021

On 27 April 2022, the American philosopher Judith Butler received the Catalonia International Prize for her contributions in the field of non-violence.

 22 September 2022

The Decade of the Female Filmmakers of the Arab Uprisings

Filmmakers such as the Lebanese Nadine Labaki, the Tunisians Kaouther Ben Hania and Hinde Boujemaa or the Algerian Mounia Meddour have brought universal and current stories to the screen, defying the strict socio-political norms that govern the Arab...

 22 September 2022

Networking to Change Mentalities

There is a well-known imbalance between the academic training of women and their presence in the business world as entrepreneurs. In general, businesswomen consider that they have enough skills to carry forward their own enterprise but they usually f...

 21 September 2022