We are pleased to announce that we are part of the "G7 Gender Coalition", which brings together civil society actors from France and other countries to promote the issues of gender equality during the French presidency of G7 in 2019 *. The...
The Women’s Program Center recently held a number of training courses aimed at empowering women and young women in the city of Rafah (Gaza Strip, Palestine) and building their capacities in many areas. On January 13, the Center organized training...
On December 18, 2018, Aswat Nissa presented its study "Good Practices in Gender Mainstreaming in Political Parties", based on a desk-review followed by a collection of quantitative and qualitative data from 40 young women engaged on the political...
In 2018, Women in Business of Algeria association (WIBA) conducted a field diagnosis and implemented a project aimed at drawing attention to the potential of entrepreneurship for women’s employment, and increasing the profitability and...
Despite Jordan’s legal and constitutional provisions favorable to women’s access to public service and the decision-making, women’s presence in high rank, political and leadership positions remains way lower than aspired,...
A survey conducted in 2016 by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics in Egypt indicates that the economic cost of “intimate partner violence” has amounted to 2.17 billion Egyptian Pounds, with around 2.4 million women...
On the occasion of Human Rights Day and the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, on December 10, 2018, a meeting was held at the National Assembly in Paris on the rights of women in North Africa and the Middle East. The...
Last month, the Gender Programme of the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) teamed up with the Department of Foreign Action, Institutional Relations and Transparency of the Government of Catalonia (Spain) to organize a meeting with...
The Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE) in partnership with HIVOS and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands has launched its latest campaign and study entitled ‘’Creating Safer Workplaces: Towards Sexual...
Together with the international community, Cyprus recently marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls and the start of another year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Violence...
The General Woman Union’s objective is to support women’s potential and coordinate their efforts within the framework of organised collective action in order to remove social, legal and cultural barriers to encourage their full and effective...
The Slovenian Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities is the body responsible for gender policies through two bodies: the Equal Opportunities Department, with the Advocate of the Principle of Equality, and the Equal...
The Gender and Equal Opportunities Department is the body responsible for the coordination of gender equality policies at a ministerial level and throughout the country. It develops, monitors and assesses gender policies related to violence against...
The Government Equalities Office is the body responsible for the equality strategy and the corresponding legislation within the government. The office aims to eliminate the obstacles to equality and help build a fairer society by managing issues...
The Department for Equal Gender Opportunities, attached to the Ministry of Labour, is the body responsible for implementing the equality policies, monitoring the application of equal opportunities in the different sectoral policies of the...
The Gender Equality Department is the body responsible for the implementation of national, international and European laws linked to equal opportunities between women and men. Thus, it drafts the national strategic documents related to equal...
The Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality is the national body for the promotion and advocacy of the principle of gender equality in Portugal. Its main objective is to ensure the implementation of public policies on citizenship, promote and...
The Gender Equality Department works on raising awareness in terms of gender equality, particularly in the labour market but also in the public sphere. Poland actively addresses the issue of gender inequality by submitting bills and implementing...
Through the Gender Equality Department, the Dutch government seeks to promote equal rights as well as opportunities for and responsibilities of women and men. Its main objectives are: to strengthen the economic independence of women and increase the...
Within the Ministry of Justice and for Minority Rights of Montenegro, the Gender Equality Department is the body responsible for achieving gender equality in the country. To this end, its main objectives are to favour women’s participation in the...
Climate change presents one of the largest threats to worldwide efforts to reduce poverty and vulnerability. If left unchecked, it risks reversing progress towards the Millennium Development Goals and threatens long-term development progress. This...
In the spring of 2011 when citizens in Arab countries rose up against their regimes, it appeared that the “third wave” of democratization had begun in the Middle East and the Maghreb, and that countries would embark on successful...
In this annual report, you will find updates and reports about the various projects and activities developed by Isha L’Isha - Haifa Feminist Center’s during 2017, particularly those related to the Center’s efforts to fight against...
For its 11th edition, the annual Barometer on workplace discrimination shows the exposure of the labour force to sexist, homophobic, racist statements and behaviours at the workplace, often related to religion, handicap or health state. The results...
Why collecting data on gender equality? Figures speak for themselves that’s why they are important! They tell the truth and serve as a warning bell. They also help in evaluating the impact of public policies, measuring the achieved progress...
On September 2011, the European Parliament adopted a resolution which included measures to prevent and combat mobbing and sexual harassment at the workplace, in public spaces, and in political life in the EU. The resolution underlines the urgent...
This report warns that gender discrimination practices truly limit the ability of many developing countries to grow and reduce poverty. It also notes that ‘differences between girls and boys in performance at school are more linked to home and...
The Middle East and North Africa region has always coped with water scarcity. The world’s oldest civilizations have managed to develop and prosper in its arid landscapes. Today the region is at a crossroads. Conflict is taking a severe human...
The recent flows of refugees to and throughout Europe have highlighted the lack of interest and understanding for the specific situation of women and girls on the move by decision-makers and the media. The vast majority of women and girls migrating...
Despite the significant progress made by Morocco in recent years in the area of women’s human rights, the academic sector remains highly unequal: The percentage of women in scientific branches continues to decline as their studies progress....
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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