On November 27th, our founding member the Center of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWTAR) is hosting the Womenpreneur Experience Event which include several dialogue and debates bringing together the brightest minds to discuss women, technology, innovation an...
This publication draws up a first national state of play of gender equality in the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE). This study compares the SSE with the rest of the economy areas, to identify its strengths and areas of improvement. The study shows that SSE is not spared by gender in...
Le CSESS établit tous les 3 ans un rapport sur l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes dans l’ESS (Economie Sociale et Solidaire). Ce premier rapport triennal réalisé sous la mandature du CSESS 2015-2018, on tire des pr...
In the world, the poorest human being is a woman ... In terms of human rights, women are the most marginalized. Even though the situation is improving in many countries, women are still less educated, less paid, less recognized in their work than men, and so on. In this issue, the new...
Female entrepreneurship is an indicator on both economic progress and ambition and the social orientation of a country. In European countries, local and national actions have been put in place for several years to promote this female entrepreneurship. At the same time, countries on the ...
Sparknews is a news agency that promotes, among others, initiatives -both in the business world and in civil society- in favor of women. They have two awareness campaigns related to this matter: Women in Action and Women in Businesses For Good. The first one is an editori...
Women have always been active in the economic space; but it is the occultation of their presence and the sexist discriminations that would explain their exclusion. The article intends to reflect on how a women’s solidarity economy would ensure not only economic autonomy but also a...
Women represent over 70% of employment in the social and solidarity-based economy in Luxembourg and ULESS (Luxembourg Union of Social and Solidarity Economy) supports the increase of number of women taking the lead in social and solidarity-based companies. In 2016, ULESS has acco...
The book is divided into an introductory chapter presenting basic reflections on the alternative economy and its relation to the concept of social justice. It then presents a series of case studies on countries like Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt, and explores a number of experienc...
The first part of this research paper tackles the general economic and historical framework of the evolution of the alternative economy, while the second part highlights different patterns of social and solidarity economy as a model for the alternative economy and a solution to social a...
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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