The effects of the COVID-19 are resonating throughout the Euro-Mediterranean region. At the EMWF we are striving to sustain our work as loudspeakers in the region in order to highlight initiatives and resources by all those actors aiming for gender equality. Check them out in our latest...
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Euro-Mediterranean Women’s Foundation launches a campaign to name and give visibility to outstanding women and girls of the Euro-Mediterranean area who are making an impact on their communities.
This article seeks to explore the factors behind the low representation of Lebanese women in the political field, despite the fact that their access to education and their presence in the labour market are among the best in the MENA region.
Developed by the Center of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWTAR), with the support of the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) and our Foundation, this guide intends to walk civil society organisations through the art of advocacy, especially in terms of gender equality and...
Throughout history women’s voices have been silenced, modern Islamic feminisms have nonetheless framed a powerful social movement to seek gender equality in Muslim family laws and revisit the fiqh-based background of these laws from within...
Communication of the Council of EuropeAhead of International Women’s Day on Sunday 8 March 2020, Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić has called on all member states to change how rape is defined. In an opinion article...
On March 5, the European Commission presented its strategy for equality between women and men in Europe. While the EU is a global leader in gender equality and has made significant progress in the last decades, gender-based violence and stereotypes...
On February 26 and 27, the Forum on Women parliamentarians in the Middle East and North Africa took place in Tunis, organized by the Centre of Arab Women for Training and Research, CAWTAR, the Canadian Federal Forum and the Canadian Embassy....
Barcelona, 2 March 2020The Union for the Mediterranean embraces the celebration of the International Women’s Day with the implementation of projects and initiatives in the framework of its regional agenda for women’s empowerment. UfM M...
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Euro-Mediterranean Women’s Foundation launches a campaign to name and give visibility to outstanding women and girls of the Euro-Mediterranean area who are making an impact on their...
On November 22nd was held the the MEDA Women Entrepreneurs Forum, c-organized by the Association of Mediterranean Business Women’s Organizations (AFAEMME) in collaboration with the Association of Chambers of Commerce and...
From the 19th to the 21st of November 2019, the Women Business Forum organized by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) took place in Barcelona, within the framework of the Smart City Expo World Congress. This annual meeting served as a...
The award ceremony of Morocco’s Business Social responsibility Trophies 2019 (Trophées Défis RSE (Responsabilité Sociale et Environnementale) Maroc) took place on October 25th, in Rabat, in presence of the French...
On 25 September 2019, the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) organized the dialogue “Youth creators transforming the Mediterranean”, which brought together the young winners of the contests “Drawing...
In April 2019, the Information and communication among the youth of Guelma Association (INFO-COM Jeunes de Guelma) organized three policy dialogues, the first one took place at the youth house of Bouchegouf on April 20, the second at the youth...
Here we have the 3 winners and the 17 finalists of our art contest "Drawing 4 Equality: Challenging gender roles on both sides of the Mediterranean", launched together with the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed). We...
The G7 brings together the Heads of State and Government of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States and serves as a forum to find common responses to major global challenges including development, education,...
In many armed conflicts and throughout history, rape and sexual violence were used as a weapon of war, as a tool to terrorize, intimidate and humiliate populations. During Croatia’s independence war, 1500 to 2200 persons, mainly women, are...
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