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Badr leads a policy dialogue in Cairo to foster the inheritance law enforcement

Created by Foundation's Team 2112 days ago

...en deprived of it, especially in Upper Egypt where cultural norms and traditions dispossess women of this v...that they were deprived of their inheritance. Social and traditional customs were also identified as one of t...

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Exploring local perceptions of women in decision-making in Ma'an governorate

Created by Foundation's Team 2181 days ago

...uo;s weak presence in leadership positions is mainly due to social customs and patriarchal dominant stru...stimating women’s roles and capabilities. These stereotypes, customs and traditions also affect women’s sel...

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Libyan women fight for their civil and political rights

Created by Maria Àngels Roque 2412 days ago

...workshops and trainings, meeting local officials and most importantly by supporting women wishing to run for elections against the tribal customs and traditions dominating many Libyan region...

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Solar mamas: It takes one woman to light a village!

Created by Foundation's Team 2549 days ago

...ea’s learning journey, and her inspiring struggle to make a difference in her community. The documentary cleverly demonstrates how traditions and customs may often create additional obst...

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Al Mafroud: A documentary by Abaad on the change of gender roles during crises

Created by Foundation's Team 2548 days ago

...s during crises and wars by highlighting the unique stories of powerful Syrian female refugees who challenged the predetermined roles that customs and traditions impose on them. By doing this...

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Women's Participation in Local Politics in Luxor Governorate, Egypt

Created by Foundation's Team 1898 days ago

...tter understand this situation, this article examines the particular case of the smallest governorate of Egypt: Luxor which is governed by customs and traditions and known to be conservative....

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Comparative Study on Constitutional Processes in the Arab World: A Gender Perspective

Created by Foundation's Team 2490 days ago

...omen within the family or in the public sphere. They are opportunities in which a society can move away from a patriarchal system, and the customs and traditions that have strangled the right...

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La participation des femmes à la vie politique locale dans le gouvernorat de Louxor, Egypte / مشاركة المرأة في السياسة المحلية في محافظة الأقصر في مصر / Women's Participation in Local Politics in Luxor Governorate, Egypt

Created by Foundation's Team 1898 days ago

Alors que les stéréotypes, les rôles et les attentes liés au genre intimident la participation des femmes à la vie politique et publique dans certains pays, la législation et l’absence de politiques sensibles au genre sont considér&e...

Carmen Garraton

Attitudes and values of young students in Algiers and in Kabylie: their perception of women's rights / Attitudes et valeurs des jeunes étudiants à Alger et en Kabylie : leur perception des droits des femmes / مواقف وقيم الطلاب الشباب في الجزائر العاصمة ومنطقة القبائل: تصورهم لحقوق المرأة

Created by Carmen Garraton 1939 days ago

In Algeria, where Islam is the State religion, coexist several political and religious divergent trends in which the presence of youth is increasingly noticed. However, the weight of traditions seems to play a strongly rooted role, in religious practice and in private of family life mat...

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Diagnostic de terrain : Les femmes au pouvoir, perceptions locales et obstacles à Ma'an (Jordanie) / تشخيص ميداني: النساء في مراكز القيادة، وجهات النظر المحلية والعوائق في محافظة معان / Field diagnosis: Women in leadership positions, local perceptions and obstacles in Ma'an Governorate

Created by Foundation's Team 2027 days ago

Ce diagnostic s’intéresse à l’exercice du pouvoir et aux responsabilités politiques des femmes jordaniennes. Il propose une analyse de la législation relative à l’implication des femmes dans la vie politique et publique, et explore le...