This report presents the main developments that affected the situation of women in Palestine between July 2014 and June 2016. Key events were the 50-day Israeli offensive on Gaza in the summer of 2014 and the surge of violence in the West Bank since 2015. The report also highlights the ...
"Feminization of poverty" means that poverty rates are higher among women than men because women are preoccupied with unpaid roles (maternity and family welfare), while men engage in paid work which means that wealth is concentrated in men’s hands while women remain poor. The Unit...
This study examines technology initiatives that have enabled women to develop their economic potential, become stronger leaders and more effective contributors to their families, communities and domestic economies. Specifically, these efforts helped women increase their productivity, cr...
The European Commission has marked the International Women’s Day with the release of its 2018 report on equality between men and women. The 2018 gender equality report shows that progress has stalled in certain areas: women still take on the majority of caring responsibilities in famili...
This diagnosis analyzes the level and quality of the participation of the women of Douar Hicher (Tunisia) in public, civil and political life. It intends to understand the factors behind the exclusion of women from the management of local affairs and the decision-making in the region of...
Le nouveau rapport phare d’ONU Femmes, offre une évaluation exhaustive et fiable des progrès, des manquements et des difficultés dans la mise en œuvre des Objectifs de développement durable (ODD) dans une perspective de genre. Le ra...
This report examines a number of sustainable development goals, specifically Goal 5 on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls. It tracks various development plans and women strategies in seventeen Arab countries, in view of monitoring the relationship between Arab ...
This report is a preliminary scoping review of the emerging roles played by women in the public sphere in Syrian cities toady. The main research question was defined as what roles and opportunities are available/emerging for women in relation to governance and to their economic particip...
This guide casts light on the relationship between gender equality and climate change, and its importance in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. It presents principal conceptual and methodological advances on gender relations in the context of climate change, with the overall objective of...
The Declaration on Gender and Climate by the Mediterranean Women was adopted by the participants at "Gender and Climate", during the workshops of MEDCOP Climate (Tangier, Morocco, 18-19 July 2016). It has already been signed by over 200 organizations and personalities. The declaration emphasizes ...
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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