Masculinities and Feminisms in the Arab-Muslim World In recent years, several studies speak of a "crisis" of so-called Arabo-Muslim masculinity. Is it really a crisis or an evolution of this kind of masculinity? Critical material discussing the role of women in the Arab world have alwa...
This policy brief first looks at water issues within the Mediterranean with a special focus on water as a human right. Subsequently, it maps the challenges faced by young water professionals and provides some insights into how the potential of young experts could be further boosted. The...
In recent years Algerian women have witnessed major socio–cultural transformations, which have enabled them to undertake new roles and take part in their country’s development. This has not, however, led to their liberation from the hegemony of the patriarchal social system ...
The issue of the right to abortion caused a polemic between the different components of women’s movement ; as it split public opinion into various tendencies. The various reports written by (inter)national institutions in concern of women and child care highlight the rising number...
Le 8 mars 2019, à l’occasion de la Journée internationale des femmes, le Mouvement alternatif pour les libertés individuelles (MALI) a symboliquement changé les noms de certaines rues de Rabat et leur a donné le nom d’éminentes femme...
Malgré les dispositions juridiques et constitutionnelles jordaniennes favorables à l’accès des femmes à la fonction publique et à la prise de décision, la présence des femmes aux postes politiques, de hautes responsabilit&...
The A project aims to create platforms that reaffirm agency and autonomy in sexuality and mental health, while advancing, through practice and theory, a political discourse around sexual, reproductive, and mental health and seeking alternatives to counteract medical patriarchy’s r...
In the world, the poorest human being is a woman ... In terms of human rights, women are the most marginalized. Even though the situation is improving in many countries, women are still less educated, less paid, less recognized in their work than men, and so on. In this issue, the new...
This paper draws together findings from focus group discussions with women from multiple regions and draws upon ActionAid’s experience from a range of humanitarian contexts, including rapid and slow onset disasters and protracted crisis. It presents the barriers and opportunities ...
This paper inetnds to identify the most important factors affecting women’s poverty, whether economic, social or cultural. In this article, poverty is defined as deprivation of opportunities and choices. The article also provides a sociological approach to the feminization of poverty an...
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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