This month, we present number of our members and we highlight few news related to feminists’ engagement in the upcoming EU elections, women´s capacity building in various areas in Palestine, fighting GBV in Morocco, along with some very important publications from Egypt and Algeria.
Each one of the 8 associations that are part of the project CSO WINS will carry out policy dialogue actions during the first semester of 2019 as part of their advocacy campaigns.
This month, you´ll get to read about our latest news and calls, along with other recommended readings related to girls and women´s involvement in scientific fields, social justice, and the fight against Female genital Mutilation (FGM).
We invite you to be creative and ingenious and share, through your drawings, illustrations, paintings and/or graphic designs, your views and thoughts about gender roles. Join us in breaking these social norms!
As part of the inter-university programme “Aula Mediterrània” which aims to foster studies on the Mediterranean region from a wide perspective, the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) holds a conference led by the...
In line with its commitment to achieve gender equality, the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) has recently joined the #FEM_EU campaign which aims to push for a feminist agenda as top priority for the upcoming European Union’s...
Each one of the 8 associations that are part of the project CSO WINS will carry out policy dialogue actions during the first semester of 2019 as part of their advocacy campaigns. These actions aim primarily to promote the campaigns promoting...
We are pleased to announce that we are part of the "G7 Gender Coalition", which brings together civil society actors from France and other countries to promote the issues of gender equality during the French presidency of G7 in 2019 *. The...
In 2018, Women in Business of Algeria association (WIBA) conducted a field diagnosis and implemented a project aimed at drawing attention to the potential of entrepreneurship for women’s employment, and increasing the profitability and...
Despite Jordan’s legal and constitutional provisions favorable to women’s access to public service and the decision-making, women’s presence in high rank, political and leadership positions remains way lower than aspired,...
A survey conducted in 2016 by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics in Egypt indicates that the economic cost of “intimate partner violence” has amounted to 2. 17 billion Egyptian Pounds, with around 2. 4 million...
On the occasion of Human Rights Day and the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, on December 10, 2018, a meeting was held at the National Assembly in Paris on the rights of women in North Africa and the Middle East. The...
In the factories of Zarqaa, one of the most important industrial hubs in Jordan, female workers endure difficult situations and various forms of discrimination, some are also victims of sexual harassment. According to diagnosis by the Jordan Forum...
Despite favorable frameworks to equal opportunities in terms of access to political and governance structures in Morocco, women’s presence and effective participation in elected positions in local authorities remain below expectations,...
The political and public participation of women is today a major imperative for the realization of democracy and the consolidation of gender equality in society. In Tunisia, despite the constitutional gains regarding women’s rights, their...
Lebanon is currently experiencing deforestation, soil erosion, desertification, air pollution from vehicular traffic and the burning of industrial wastes, pollution of coastal waters from raw sewage, and oil spills. Additionally, due to...
More than 200 businesswomen and representatives from 23 Mediterranean countries took part in X MEDA Women Entrepreneurs Forum which was organized by the Association of Mediterranean Business Women’s Organizations (AFAEMME) in cooperation with...
“Communicate for GBV” is a project implemented by the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (MIFTAH) in cooperation with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The project’s ultimate goal...
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