This study examines the status of women’s representation at several levels of governance, including the legislative, the executive, the judiciary, the public service, and local councils, throughout the Arab region. It finds that although there has been some progress in the represe...
The purpose of this paper is to identify the role of the Palestinian National Authority in activating the political participation of Palestinian women; to monitor and analyse thelegal legislations related to the political participation of Palestinian women and to know the impact of such...
The Association Joussour de Citoyenneté (Bridges of Citizenship Association) has been quite busy this summer promoting women’s participation in municipal elections and celebrating Tunisian women’s advances and achievements. Starting from July 31st and throughout Augu...
Gender gaps are spreading throughout the world without exception, especially in terms of political participation in the Arab countries. This has been evident in Algeria in the post-independence years, starting from the period of unilateralism till it reached the stage of pluralism. Howe...
When it comes to political participation, Egyptian women, especially those living in rural and marginalized areas, such as Upper Egypt, face huge challenges that often prevent them from stepping into the political arena. Despite the conservative nature of the community; the stereotypes,...
In the framework of the advocacy campaign ‘Women should hold half of the municipal council’s seats!’ which is leading Mouwatinet Association (Sfax, Tunisia) in favor of women’s political participation in local governance. The initiative is part of the CSO WI...
The Tunisian association Voix de la Femme à Jemmel – VFJ undertook a project which seeks to enhance women’s capacities to become effective leaders and obtain decision-making positions at local level. This project is developed in partnership with the other members of t...
Malgré leur lutte et leur implication, les femmes ont été historiquement sous-représentées dans la vie politique égyptienne. Quels facteurs impactent sur les ambitions des femmes pour accéder aux postes de responsabilités dans la s...
Ce diagnostic donne un aperçu de la participation des femmes dans les conseils municipaux de Liwa Al Koura, à Irbid. Il a été élaboré à partir de discussions et d’échanges avec des ONG et des leaders au niveau local, des...
The upcoming local elections in Palestine are an excellent opportunity to encourage women to fully participate in them and to be able to play an effective role in society. Thus, Hiwar Center for Youth and Women's Empowerment is conducting a campaign to strengthen the number of women vot...
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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