Although women have proven themselves in many fields of work, to this day, gender stereotyping against women is very common in Arab society.
La movilización y los compromisos sociales han arrastrado a las mujeres a la política de masas.
In both the Mediterranean and Arab perspectives, the position of women is on the agenda for regional and international institutions.
In the Euro-Mediterranean Summit of November 2005, the Chairman’s Statement claimed that "only determined action will enable the region's young people to fulfil their aspirations of a better future".