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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Le leadership féminin, un atout majeur pour un futur meilleur

La pandémie du Covid-19 a montré que les pays ayant des femmes aux postes de leadership ont mieux géré les effets du virus.

 14 April 2020

Old and New Sexual Nationalisms in Neo-Fascist Times

Nationalism is not just about the nation. Xenophobic and racist nationalisms, typical of the 19th and 20th centuries, define the conception of “us” versus “them” in sexual terms.

 27 February 2020

From the Levant to the Thames and Beyond

Lebanese writer Hanan al Shaykh talks about her work that links to ancient Arab literary traditions when it comes to openly and boldly addressing sexuality and feminism.

 16 January 2020

Feminisms in the South and East of the Mediterranean

The seminar revolves around the actions led by the associative tissue of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries to advance towards gender equality.

 20 November 2019

#MeToo and the History of “Hashtag Feminism” in the MENA Region

Before the online viral #MeToo campaign stormed the globe in October 2017, since 2011 there have been several influential social media campaigns championing women’s rights in the MENA region.

 27 October 2019

Riding the Cyber Wave: How Feminist Activism Develops Strategies against Gender-Based Violence

Gender issues and activism around gender have been under the spotlight since the Arab revolutions, although feminist and women’s organisations had been advocating for social change prior to 2011.

 16 October 2019

Women’s Economic Empowerment: An Overview for the MENA Region

The idea that women’s empowerment plays an important role in economic development has long been evidenced in the literature. Several studies have confirmed that lower or weak female labour force participation hinders economic growth.

 11 October 2019

Social Transformation in a Digital Age: Women’s Participation in Civil and Political Domains in the MENA Region

Women in the Middle East and North Africa have a long history of participation in social transformation projects, including social movements, political protests and revolutions.

 17 September 2019

Faith From Women’s Point of View

Throughout history, the voice of women has been silenced by force and continues to be so on many occasions. In the case of religious or philosophical traditions, the social perception of this silencing is made even clearer.

 2 May 2019

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