This extensive article discusses the situation of female farmers in Tunisia where women represent 92% of the agricultural labour force, according to the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture. The article particularly focuses on the exploitation of female farmers, low wages and working condit...
The aim of this study is to assess gender imbalances in the areas of economic participation in the labour market, agency, and access to justice; and to provide a framework for policies or interventions to the Government of Jordan on addressing imbalances. It gives a basis for implementing the act...
Even though Jordan has achieved a significant degrees of gender equality in many fields, especially health and education, the contribution of women to the overall economic activity in Jordan in 2014 amounted to a mere 12.6% of the total – roughly the same as in 1995. This study aims to expl...
This new educational exhibition for the general public is meant to raise awareness and combat sexist stereotypes in professional segregation. It should particularity concern associations and public bodies in charge of promoting employment. This is the reason it includes testimony about ...
This report focuses on the importance of gender equality in economic rights and independence, including access to employment, appropriate working conditions and control over economic resources. The report analyses the effects of part-time work and self-employment, on the economic independence of ...
This study examines how broadly or narrowly women’s well-being is perceived and defined in different cultures and at different life stages, and the role that women play in enhancing their own well-being. The study also considers the ways in which women in different cultures and at different...
The book is a result of a research project about trafficking in women for labour exploitation in domestic work. It addresses the issue of trafficking in women for forced labour in Spain, Cyprus and Greece, focusing on Lithuania as a country of origin of migrant domestic workers. The study uses a ...
Although the official data and reports indicate that the contribution of women in the labour force in Egypt does not exceed 22% and that this ratio is among the lowest in the world, these statistics do not take into consideration the issue of domestic work. Indeed they often exclude domestic unpa...
The rate of women´s participation in the Jordanian labour market is still one of the lowest in the world, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2014.This study examines the reality of working women in Jordan in three fields namely: Secretarial, beauty salons and supportive health servic...
This report emphasizes the importance of gender equality in the world of work, for both men and women. The report looks closely at existing constraints as well as policies and practices regarding women participation in the world of work, which show promise in closing the gaps. The report advocate...
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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