In this month newsletter, you will get to know some of our Network members, in addition to news related to gender and women’s issues in the Euro- Mediterranean region.
In this month’s issue, you will find many news and reports on women, peace, democracy, education and the right to the access to information, as well as highlights from our participation in the International Congress on Feminist Research in Francophonie
With the presence of 20 researchers and leaders of associations committed to equality, our Foundation contributed to the collective reflection on the relations of patriarchy and contemporary feminist issues, subjects at the heart of the debate of the 8th Congress of Feminist Research in the...
Despite a favourable legal framework for equality of opportunity in the mechanisms for political action and access to political responsibilities, women’s presence in elected positions in local authorities in Morocco remains below expectations
From October 22 to November 2, 2018, the Francesca Bonnemaison Women’s Cultural Center (Barcelona, Spain) will host a photo exhibition titled "Dones trencant barreres. Transformant les ciutats mediterrànies" ("Women breaking barriers:...
In August, FFEM organized several activities within the framework of the International Congress of Feminist Research in Francophonie (CIRFF) at Paris Nanterre University. Part of these activities, an exhibition and a seminar in particular, were...
With the presence of 20 researchers and leaders of associations committed to equality, our Foundation contributed to the collective reflection on the relations of patriarchy and contemporary feminist issues, subjects at the heart of the debate of...
The wilaya (region) of Setif, Algeria, has a strong economic and commercial potential, it is distinguished by a large offer of university centers and vocational training centers. Despite this, the participation of women in the economic sphere...
For several years, the Moroccan State has made continuous efforts for the empowerment and integration of women into political life. Through many legal measures, the representation of women in elected bodies has increased, and they have greater...
The Association of Women in Green Economy - AFEV has recently concluded a field project to sensitize 30 women from the municipality of Bouzaréah (Algeria) to entrepreneurship. This project is the result of a previously elaborated diagnosis...
On 14 and 15 May 2018, the Faculty of Law and Political and Administrative Sciences of the Lebanese University in Beirut hosted the seminar of the Euro-Mediterranean Euro - Mediterranean Academic and Scientific Network on Women and Gender...
The Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy – MIFTAH recently concluded a project advocating for the inclusion of women and youth in high decision-making positions within the Palestinian political system,...
On May 10, the Delegation of the European Union to Morocco organized a meeting in Rabat between Ms. Amina Byouz, President of the Anaouat Association and Ms. Irène Mingasson, Head of Unit of EU’s "Regional Programmes Neighbourhood...
Women in the governorate of Ma’an (Jordan) experience vulnerability and marginalization due to male domination within the family but also in decision-making. The clans -groups of interrelated families- support men’s nomination to...
On the 14th and the 15th of April 2018, Tazghart Association organized two workshops to scrutinize and analyse available data and the views of number of female elected of different local authorities on how to advance women’s role within...
From March 21 to 31, 2018, representatives of Tazghart Association conducted a field visit to the headquarters of the various municipalities of Ifrane province where they conducted a survey and in-depth interviews with female elected to the local...
We are pleased to announce the 3 final winners of our photography contest "Powerful Women: Breaking Stereotypes in the Euro-Mediterranean Region". These 3 women will participate in a workshop at the 8th International Congress of Feminist Research...
As part of a field diagnosis on the development of female entrepreneurship in Setif (Algeria), the Women in Business of Algeria association (WIBA) organized a series of visits to several women-managed enterprises in different communes of the wilaya...
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This platform is part of the Axis 1 "Strengthening the capacities of equality actors" of the Priority Solidarity Fund "Women for the future in the Mediterranean" funded by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and led by the European Institute of the Mediterranean, in the framework of the project “Developing Women's Empowerment” labelled by the Union for the Mediterranean.
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