Gender Equality

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

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
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Digital Transformation and Feminist Activism on Social Media in Lebanon

The influence of social media in today’s society is undeniable, and the number of people who can access it is increasingly changing the forms of traditional activism, which have moved, to a large extent, from public spaces to digital platforms. As...

 20 September 2022

The Biggest Barrier I Had to Face as a Woman Working in the Ecological Transition in the Mediterranean

Even if a woman is born in a developed country, in the bosom of a respectful family that educates her to become what she sets out to be, it is true that, from a young age, she will be educated in differential socialization.

 20 September 2022

Legal Policies for Advancing Gender Equality in Turkey

This article covers the legal policies advancing gender equality in Turkey at national level (excluding international agreements to which Turkey is party), how they have evolved in the past decade and, finally, recommendations on how to improve this...

 20 September 2022

Gender-Based Violence: A Continuous Threat in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

It is important for international agendas, such as the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goal number 5, specifically dedicated to gender inequalities, to serve as frameworks of action to promote effective responses to the covid-19 crisis.

 20 September 2022

Brisons les barrières : les femmes au secours du climat !

Pendant la pandémie de Covid-19, les femmes du monde entier ont fait preuve de courage et d’engagement envers la société en se mobilisant pour sauver des millions de vies, notamment dans les pays en voie de développement. En outre, leur rôle d...

 20 September 2022

Women’s Empowerment in Palestine: A Process in Progress

For many generations, Palestinian women have been fighting against the extremely difficult conditions of daily life in their country, marked by war and Israeli restrictions. This has often prevented their inclusion in the labour market, although the...

 20 September 2022

Diversity is an Asset that Demands Equal Treatment

Many women do not identify with political activism beyond the field of immigration, and the few who dare to participate in the politics and civil society of the country where they live are pigeonholed because of their cultural or religious background...

 20 September 2022

Libyan Women in Business: The Blazing Paths Toward Economic Empowerment

After the toppling of Muammar Gadafi in Libya in 2011, and contrary to the desires of most of the population, there have been no profound reforms and advances in the business and employment policies capable of activating the country’s economy and s...

 20 September 2022

Les femmes veulent le pouvoir de décider

Pour accélérer le rythme vers l’égalité des sexes, qui est actuellement trop lent, il est nécessaire de promouvoir l’accès des femmes aux postes à responsabilités dans tous les secteurs de la gouvernance publique, politique, économique,...

 20 September 2022

Femmes, Covid-19 et genre : les leçons tunisiennes

Pour sortir de cette crise, qui n’est pas seulement sanitaire, mais aussi économique et sociale, les femmes doivent avoir accès aux postes de direction et de décision pour pouvoir repenser le système actuel et ne pas revenir à la normalité pr...

 20 September 2022

Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Prospects and Avenues for Women’s Inclusion and Empowerment in Mediterranean Societies

In most conflicts, women suffer the most devastating consequences, especially if they are migrants and young people, as has happened in recent events around the world with the Covid-19 pandemic.

 20 September 2022

Des discriminations institutionnelles aux violences exercées à l’encontre des femmes algériennes

En Algérie, les femmes sont confrontées chaque jour à de multiples violences qui, malgré les programmes institutionnels contre les discriminations sexuelles, sont confortées par le cadre juridique.

 20 September 2022