News and events / Calendar

24 Nov
2017


  • The Foundation
  • Conference / Debate / Forum
  • Economy / Employment
  • - Euro-Mediterranean region

The Foundation to participate in the IX MEDA Women Entrepreneurs Forum

On November 24 2017, the Foundation will participate in the IX Meda Women Entrepreneurs Forum organized by the Association of Organisations of Mediterreanean Businesswomen (AFAEMME), the Association of Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce (ASCAME),...

22 Nov
2017


  • Network of networks
  • Conference / Debate / Forum
  • Civil and political rights
  • Spain

Civil Society, Sustainable Development and Promotion of Women's Rights in the Southern Mediterranean Countries

Zohra Koubia, a member of the Moroccan Association of Human Rights (AMDH) and Founder and President of the "Forum des Femmes au Rif", will comment on the advance and what still needs to be done regarding the awareness of the importance of gender...

22 Nov
2017


  • The Foundation
  • Conference / Debate / Forum
  • Miscellaneous
  • Egypt

The Foundation to follow-up on Ministerial commitments on gender equality

A meeting of Ministers of the 43 Member States of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) responsible for women affairs will be held on the 27th of November in Cairo, under the leadership of the UfM Secretariat. This event follows previous UfM...

16 Nov
2017


  • Network of networks
  • Training
  • Education / Professional training
  • Morocco

Training for female presidents of cooperatives in the Oriental Region

The Moroccan Women Mentoring / Networking association organizes a two days training for the benefit of 10 women presidents of cooperatives and associations of the Oriental Region (Morocco) under the slogan: "Mentoring for an active citizenship of...

24 Oct
2017


  • The Foundation
  • Conference / Debate / Forum
  • Civil and political rights
  • Morocco

Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue on Advocacy for Gender Equality

This dialogue will be held from 24 to 26 October 2017 in Casablanca (Morocco) as part of the CSO WINS project “Capacity-Building in the Southern Mediterranean to Open Policy Dialogue and Monitoring for Women in Society” funded by the...

23 Oct
2017


  • The Foundation
  • Conference / Debate / Forum
  • Miscellaneous
  • - Euro-Mediterranean region

International seminar on Women, Peace and Security in MENA Region

On October 23rd, the Foundation will be participating at the “Women, Peace and Security: A Gender Perspective on The Future of The MENA Region” organized by the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) as a side event of the Annual OSCE...

12 Oct
2017


  • Network of networks
  • Scientific meeting
  • Health / Emotional and sexual life
  • France

Women, Health, Handicap - 8th National Forum

The association Femmes pour le Dire, Femmes pour Agir (FDFA) invites healthcare professionals (doctors, midwives…), historians, philosophers, sociologists, anthropologists… to exchange knowledge about the issue of disabled...

11 Oct
2017


  • Network of networks
  • Training
  • Culture / Sports / Leasure
  • Palestinian Authority

Empowering Palestinian girls and women through art

The Women’s Development Centre continues its activities aimed at addressing the problems and unfair situations faced by girls and women in Tulkarem in Palestine through arts such as painting and theater. Within this context, the Center provided...

07 Oct
2017


  • Network of networks
  • Ceremony / Events
  • Economy / Employment
  • - MENA region

Launch of the MENA-OECD women's economic empowerment forum soon

On October 7th and 8th 2017, the Egyptian capital will host the launch of the Women’s Economic Empowerment Forum (WEEF) by MENA-OECD Competitiveness Programme which aims at increasing women’s economic potential and participation to build...

29 Sep
2017


  • The Foundation
  • Conference / Debate / Forum
  • Civil and political rights
  • - Euro-Mediterranean region

Upcoming participation of the Foundation at the Women, Cities and Territories meeting

Between the 29th and 30th of September 2017, the Foundation will participate at the 2nd edition of the Women, cities and Territories, Europe’s best practice tour, meeting which will be exploring the different existing approaches and future...

11 Sep
2017


  • Network of networks
  • Conference / Debate / Forum
  • Miscellaneous
  • Italy

Kimiyya - Women Actresses of Dialogue

The inter-networks Common Action of the Anna Lindh Foundation for Intercultural Dialogue (ALF) will take place, in Naples in Italy, between the 11th and the 14th of September 2017 . The event is organized by the ALF’s Italian Network in...

29 Jun
2017


  • Research
  • Conference / Debate / Forum
  • Miscellaneous
  • France

Masculinities in the Euro-Mediterranean area

Masculinities in the Euro-Mediterranean area is the topic of the next research seminar of RUSEMENG. Male chauvinism does not only provide stereotyped roles for women. Men are also the object of a gender-based categorization, which indicates what...