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G7 Gender Coalition: consolidating women's rights at the heart of G7

Created by Foundation's Team 1580 days ago

...men everywhere in the world have access to decent work and are living in an environment free of all forms of violence, both in the formal and informal economy. Among the G7 upcoming event...

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Research seminar on economics in terms of gender

Created by Foundation's Team 2939 days ago

...er, when there are studies on women and the economy, such as in the Centre de rech...n a country such as Algeria, the so-called "informal" sector has taken on such imp...that it is at present a driving force. The informal economy has entailed new social categ...

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Accompanying women in the creation of income generating activities (AGR : activités génératrices de revenus) creation and development in micro-businesses

Created by Foundation's Team 2305 days ago

The project is being carried out in Tangiers. The aim is to train women who already exercise an activity, to help them leave the informal economy and set up their income-generati...

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Youth, Women and Employment in the Mediterranean Region: Continuity and Change

Created by Foundation's Team 263 days ago

...nal cooperation in the Mediterranean region, since SEMED countries remain characterized by exceptionally high levels of unemployment, a large informal economy and low female labour partici...

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Addressing the gender dimension of informality - Tackling Vulnerability in the Informal Economy

Created by Foundation's Team 912 days ago

...ally, men are more exposed to informality than women, but the share of women in informal employment exceeds that of me...abilities associated with the informal economy (Chapter 3) disproportionately...on gender disparities in key informal employment outcomes, such as...

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EIGE Sectoral Brief : Gender and Migration

Created by Foundation's Team 961 days ago

...in the EU, according to this report from EIGE (European Institue for Gender Equality) are: labour market participation, deskilling and the informal economy; family reunification; inte...

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Gender dimensions of informal labor / الأبعاد الجندرية للعمل غير المهيكل / Les dimensions du genre dans le travail informel

Created by Foundation's Team 1752 days ago

Literature on women›s economic empowerment confirm the importance of labour as one of the main pillars of women›s economic independence and participation in public life, a way to promote their social status and allow them to take part in decision making, whether on the pol...

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Constraints and good practice in women's entrepreneurship in MENA / القيود والممارسات الجيدة في ريادة الأعمال النسائية في منطقة الشرق الأوسط  وشمال أفريقيا / Contraintes et bonnes pratiques en matière d'entreprenariat féminin dans la région MENA

Created by Foundation's Team 1753 days ago

This report focuses on the environment within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for women’s entrepreneurship. Beyond existing structural barriers related to access to finance and a lack of knowledge regarding entrepreneurship and business start-up, the report finds th...

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Working Women in Sectors of Secretary, Beauty Salons, and Supportive Health Services -“Ill-treatment and Lack of Protection” / Les travailleuses des secteurs du secrétariat, de l'esthétique et des services d'assistance santé – « maltraitance et manque de protection » / المرأة العاملة في قطاع السك...

Created by Foundation's Team 2652 days ago

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...