This report summarizes the findings and proceedings of the Expert Group Meeting, which was held in May 2013, organized by ILO Regional Office for Arab States, with the participation of a group of regional and international experts to address women’s economic empowerment in the Arab transitions. The meeting highlighted three main themes: Economic Justice; social rights; and governance.The meetings objectives were to analyze past successes and current challenges, key policy making elements and systems of governance, and to identify strategies for programming and policy advocacy to secure and advance Arab women’s economic rights in the context of the transitions in the region.
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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