The International Consortium for Gender Equality on Campus was created by the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) as part of the “Gender” component of its ACTIF program. This Consortium brings together 11 French-speaking...
Tasharuk is part of the project "Improving the resilience of communities in the governorate of Nablus through women’s empowerment and gender mainstreaming", which is being implemented in Nablus (West Bank, Palestine) and Catalonia between January...
In partnership with several organisations, the Council of Europe has put together a series of recommendations and documents to prevent and combat sexism, defined as "any expression (act, word, image, gesture) based on the idea that some persons,...
The project Wee.Can implemented by M.A.I.S. NGO aims to promote the social and economic empowerment of Syrian refugee women and vulnerable women in host communities in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon through actions to promote sustainable access to...
Women make up only 28% of the total labour force in Lebanon According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2018, many studies attribute this huge gap in economic participation to domestic burdens and responsibilities placed on...
In many armed conflicts and throughout history, rape and sexual violence were used as a weapon of war, as a tool to terrorize, intimidate and humiliate populations. During Croatia’s independence war, 1500 to 2200 persons, mainly women, are...
“One in every two seafood workers is a woman, yet women are over-represented in lowest paid and lowest valued positions, and very few at leadership positions… Women are essential contributors to this important food industry, but they...
The problem of young mothers dropping out of education and facing difficulties in going back to education or training or entering the labour market with low qualifications is still a larger scale problem in Europe. Therefore, a consortium of...
Various studies show that the number of women enrolling in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related disciplines is decreasing which also affects their chances in pursuing a career in this field. For instance, a global survey...
“Communicate for GBV” is a project implemented by the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (MIFTAH) in cooperation with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The project’s ultimate goal is...
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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