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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Policy Dialogues on Violence Against Girls in Guelma Province, Algeria

In April 2019, the Association INFO-COM Jeunes de Guelma organized three policy dialogues as a follow up to the advocacy campaign that it conducted in 2017 to disseminate articles 333 and 341 of the Criminal Code.

 20 April 2019

Policy Dialogue in Ramallah to Strengthen Women’s Presence in Palestinian Public Life

On April 1st, 2019, Hiwar Center for Youth and Women’s Empowerment organizes a policy dialogue in Ramallah (Palestine) on women’s participation in public life.

 1 April 2019

Policy Dialogue to Protect Girls Against So-Called Tourist Marriage in Egypt

The Life Foundation for Development and Community Reintegration holds a policy dialogue to review the efforts made by the government to combat tourism marriage, and follow-up on the results of the campaign “Our Girls are not for sale”.

 25 March 2019

Policy Dialogue on Child Marriage in Morocco

Child marriage is at the heart of the policy dialogue that Anaouat for Women and Children Association (Association Anaouat pour la femme et l’enfant) organized on March 19, 2019 in Marrakesh.

 19 March 2019

Policy Dialogue in Tunisia for More Gender-Sensitive Municipal Action in Sfax

Following its advocacy campaign for gender parity in municipal councils, the association Mouwatinet conducts several activities to promote equal participation in decision-making in municipal councils.

 2 March 2019

Policy Dialogue in Egypt to Foster the Inheritance Law Enforcement

The association Badr Eltawayel organizes a round table in Sohag (Egypt) to discuss the law 219 of 2017 that safeguards women’s inheritance rights, within the framework of the EU-funded project CSO WINS.

 28 February 2019

The Women’s Movements in Morocco and Journalism

Moroccan media, both traditional and digital, offer neither visibility nor support for feminist demands in Morocco.

 27 February 2019

Women in Leadership Positions, Local Perceptions and Obstacles in Ma’an Governorate

There is a lack of job opportunities and limited diversity of economic activities for women in Mraighah Sub-District in particular, and in Ma’an Governorate in general, as well as patriarchy that deliberately excludes women from public life.

 1 December 2018

The Role of Women in Preserving the Environment in Tripoli

Tripoli District is facing serious environmental problems. While many civil society movements are calling for sustainable environmental measures, women's participation in public issues and local decision-making remains weak.

 1 December 2018

La perspectiva de un islam feminista

“Uno de los dilemas más importantes para la juventud de nuestra época, no solo en Dinamarca, sino en todo el mundo, es el de los matrimonios interconfesionales”.

 28 November 2018

Gender Equality in the Mediterranean, the Role of Catalonia

Under the name of "Gender equality in the Mediterranean: the role of Catalonia", the event’s main objective is exchanging information and reflecting on Catalonia’s contribution to gender equality in the Mediterranean region.

 16 November 2018

The Role of Feminist Literature as A Key Element For The Emancipation And The Empowerment of Women

The Lebanese writer Joumana Haddad inaugurates this session which is being held as part of the ‘Ciutat Oberta’ Biennial of Thought in Barcelona, with which the IEMed participates by organizing different activities.

 18 October 2018