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Domestic violence can no longer be treated as a minor offence in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Created by Foundation's Team 1665 days ago

Thanks to the efforts of Ivanka Marković, president of the Council for Combating Domestic Violence, and the civil society organisations working with her, Domestic Violence in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina will be treated as a...

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UN Women statement for the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, 2020

Created by Foundation's Team 1665 days ago

Breaking the silence Date: Sunday, May 17, 2020  UN Women statement for the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating existing inequalities, including those...

Ghida Abdallah Anani

ABAAD launches a campaign amidst lockdown in Lebanon as domestic violence cases increase

Created by Ghida Abdallah Anani 1676 days ago

On April 16, ABAAD launched a nationwide awareness campaign under the hashtag #LockdownNotLockup, asking people to share ABAAD’s Helpline from their balconies along with messages of solidarity. The purpose was to tell women residing behind closed...

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Tunisia invited to accede to the Istanbul Convention

Created by Foundation's Team 1680 days ago

PRESS RELEASE – Council of Europe & European Union Joint Programme – South Programme    On 24 April 2020, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe responded favourably to Tunisia’s official request to be...

Hala Bugaighis

Open Letter by Libyan CSOs to Recommend Gender Sensitive Policy to the Government's COVID-19 Crisis Response Plan

Created by Hala Bugaighis 1684 days ago

On April 11th 2020 fourteen Libyan NGOs working on women’s rights issues from various perspective co-signed an open letter led by Jusoor, Haaki and Tamazight Women Movement addressed to the presidential council to give gender-sensitive...

Milena Kadieva

Innovations for Social and Labour Inclusion for Migrant Women

Created by Milena Kadieva 1687 days ago

The Power Up project aims the social and labour inclusion of women with a migrant background, by means of empowering and upskilling them. It integrates innovative methodologies and approaches, aimed to empower and enhance the competences of women...

Noha El Khouly

ECWR issues its annual report 2019 entitled Egyptian Women and Access to Justice

Created by Noha El Khouly 1711 days ago

Within the framework of the Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights role of monitoring and analyzing the situation of Egyptian women, ECWR issued its annual report on the 2019 situation of women titled “Egyptian Women and Access to...

Ibtissame Betty Lachgar

Male Violence and Coronavirus

Created by Ibtissame Betty Lachgar 1714 days ago

In Morocco, the unprecedented situation of confinement could have repercussions on the safety of women, potential victims of domestic violence, and their children, living in isolation with their aggressor.   The Alternative Movement for...

Esther Fouchier

Describe your CoronaAtHome

Created by Esther Fouchier 1715 days ago

Mediterranean Women’s Forum, with its rich network of committed women around the Mediterranean basin, aware from the outset that the voice of women is essential in the fight against discrimination, calls on women to create solidarity...

Esther Fouchier

European Women's Lobby declaration on COVID-19

Created by Esther Fouchier 1716 days ago

Forum Femmes Méditerranée, memeber of the French Coordination for the European Women’s Lobby, publishes the EWL declaration on COVID-19.  Women must not pay the price for COVID-19: Putting equality between women and men at...

Events

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Course: Women of the Future in the Mediterranean

Created by Foundation's Team 2768 days ago

A series of classes and workshops on gender and politics will take place in Paris and Strasbourg, France, in the framework of the 3rd "Women of the Future in the Mediterranean (FAM)" course, created by the research university Sciences Po and...

Maria Àngels Roque

Presentation of Xabaca project: Arab women artists for the social change

Created by Maria Àngels Roque 2810 days ago

Xabaca is a project which aims to rethink about censorship and self-censorship processes faced by women Arab creators in their countries of origin, by both the political and social conditions and gender prejudices. One of the first steps of the...

Maria Àngels Roque

International Conference – Youth in Arab Mediterranean Countries: Youth Cultures, Values and Gender

Created by Maria Àngels Roque 2821 days ago

During the event, stakeholders will present the main findings and results of the #SAHWAYouthSurvey, which interviewed 10,000 young people and developed Ethnographic Fieldwork in Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia. There will be four panels...

Maria Àngels Roque

The Catalan society and the women’s promotion in the Mediterranean area

Created by Maria Àngels Roque 2823 days ago

The European Institute of the Mediterranean - IEMed hosts the event entitled “The Catalan society and the women’s promotion in the Mediterranean area” which will take place on 25th of January, 2017, at 18.30h at the quarter of the IEMed (Girona...

Noha El Khouly

Nehad's Stories

Created by Noha El Khouly 2831 days ago

Nehad Abul Komsan … warns women "The Labor Market Doesn’t Wait for you" You can become a successful mother, a successful wife, a successful scientist, a successful doctor, a successful judge with everything being successful "you can...

Maria Àngels Roque

International Women's Rights Day: Migrant and Refugee Women

Created by Maria Àngels Roque 2835 days ago

Nour Alchikh Oughlli, from the Gender Programme of the European Institute of the Mediterranean, the headquarter of the Euro-Mediterranean Women's Foundation, will participate in the international conference on the occasion of the women's rights day,...

Halouani Bechira

"Advocacy for Women's Candidates and their Election in Municipal Councils"

Created by Halouani Bechira 2837 days ago

Opening seminar of the campaign: "Advocacy for Women's Candidates and their Election in Municipal Councils" in the framework of the project CSO WINS « Capacity building in Southern Mediterranean to open policy dialogue and monitoring for women...

Susana Pavlou

“Litigating for freedom, for power, for love: Strategies for global leaders”

Created by Susana Pavlou 2840 days ago

On the occasion of International Women’s Day the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies has the pleasure of inviting you to a lecture entitled: “Litigating for freedom, for power, for love: Strategies for global leaders” Keynote Speaker:...

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Masculinities in the Euro-Mediterranean area

Created by Foundation's Team 2845 days ago

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...

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The Catalan society and the women’s promotion in the Mediterranean area

Created by Foundation's Team 2878 days ago

The European Institute of the Mediterranean - IEMed hosts the event entitled “The Catalan society and the women’s promotion in the Mediterranean area” which will take place on 25th of January, 2017, at 18.30h at the quarter of...

Resources

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Palestinian Buisnesswomen' s Association (Asala)

Created by Foundation's Team 3417 days ago

http://www.asala-pal.com/

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Union of Arab ICT Associations (iJMA3)

Created by Foundation's Team 3417 days ago

http://www.ijma3.org/

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Al Karama de la Famille Arabe ( AKFA)

Created by Foundation's Team 3417 days ago

http://akfakarama.webs.com/

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EUROCIRCLE

Created by Foundation's Team 3417 days ago

The Eurocircle association develops and implements European projects, particularly in the field of international mobility to promote the integration and employability of young people and the emergence of active European citizenship. Founded in 1993...

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Women' s Alliance for Virtual Exchange (WAVE)

Created by Foundation's Team 3417 days ago

http://www.waveprogram.org/Default2.aspx

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La Ciutat Invisible (SCCL)

Created by Foundation's Team 3417 days ago

http://www.laciutatinvisible.coop/

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Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD)

Created by Foundation's Team 3417 days ago

http://www.johud.org.jo/

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Palestinian Bar Association (PBA)

Created by Foundation's Team 3417 days ago

http://www.palestinebar.ps/en

Documents

Leandra Hettenbach

The Exclusion of Palestinian Women from Local Government Councils: Reality and Challenges Between State Oppression and Societal Oppression

Created by Leandra Hettenbach 2061 days ago

This study seeks to understand the obstacles and challenges that prevent women from being adequately represented in local governance entities, as well as to explore difficulties experienced by women candidates during and following elections Through...

Noha El Khouly

The situation of women in 2018 in Egypt: Achieving success needs more efforts

Created by Noha El Khouly 2067 days ago

The report reviews the various successes achieved in 2018 in Egypt in favour of women at the political, economic and legal levels, such as the Disability Rights Act, which gives mothers responsible of caring for a disabled child the right to reduce...

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Gender Justice and The Law: Assessment of laws affecting gender equality in the Arab States region

Created by Foundation's Team 2075 days ago

Conducted by United Nations Development Program (UNDP), UN Women, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA), this study provides a comprehensive assessment of laws and policies...

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SIGI 2019 Global Report: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities

Created by Foundation's Team 2080 days ago

Over the past decade, the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) has consistently shown that governments need to look at discriminatory laws, social norms and practices to achieve gender equality and promote women’s empowerment. This 2019...

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Working conditions of women in factories in Jordan

Created by Foundation's Team 2081 days ago

This article looks at the working conditions of Jordanian women in the factories, taking Zarqa region where training and professional development opportunities are limited as a case study. These conditions reduce women’s chances to be promoted...

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Violence against women and girls among refugee and migrant population in Serbia

Created by Foundation's Team 2081 days ago

Bearing in mind that from the summer of 2015, to May 2016, more than 700,000 asylum seekers were registered in Serbia, this observational cross-sectional study aims to show the prevalence and forms of violence against women and girls refugees from...

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Workplace stress: A collective challenge

Created by Foundation's Team 2082 days ago

This report aims at presenting trends on work-related stress in both developed and developing countries with a view to raising awareness of the magnitude of the problem in the new context of the world of work. It also explores the gender dimension...

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Observatory of Gender Equality in Culture and Communication - 2019

Created by Foundation's Team 2082 days ago

In this report, the Observatory of gender equality in culture and communication presents data covering the diversity of sectors that form the field of culture and communication: heritage, artistic creation, cinema, audio-visual sector, books, and...

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The state of play of gender equality in the social and solidarity economy

Created by Foundation's Team 2082 days ago

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...

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Girls and boys on the road to equality, from school to higher education

Created by Foundation's Team 2083 days ago

This publication compiles a series of statistical data on the comparative success of girls and boys since entering school to entering into working life. It highlights gender differences in youth pathways and success, choice of orientation and...