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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Middle East: Arab Women Need to Have a Larger Role in the Media
The media’s handling of women’s issues has always generated heated debates in different communities around the world, and the Arab region is no exception. This week, a pan-Arab panel of media practitioners and experts convened in Abu Dhabi...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Middle East and North Africa: Where is the Money for Women's Rights?
On April 20-22, AWID, together with the Global Fund for Women, convened a feminist strategy meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, to discuss feminist resource mobilisation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. AWID interviews Leila...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Middle East: Gender Report: Middle Eastern Nations Among Worst
Middle Eastern countries have performed dismally in a recent international report on gender equality in property rights. The Gender Equality in Property Rights index, released by the Property Rights Alliance, measures women's free possession,...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Middle East: Middle Eastern Women Gain Political Inspiration in Wisconsin
The Young Women Leaders Academy (YWLA), a year-long program that aims to inspire and empower young Middle Eastern women to pursue political careers in their home countries, culminated in a two-week retreat in Madison, Wisconsin, last month,...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Middle East & North Africa: Women have emerged as key players in the Arab spring
From the earliest rumblings of discontent in Tunisia at the turn of the year, it was clear that old images of Arab women as deferential, subservient and generally indoors would have to be revised. From the highly-educated Tunisian female...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Middle East: Arab women lag behind men on social media use
The Arab Spring has provided a platform to the unsung heroes of the Arab world. Women have always been behind-the-scene participants in the old order of Middle Eastern politics. With the rise of social media, women are finally coming out of...
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Monday, May 23, 2011
Mapping Report of Scholars in the MENA region
Dear friends and colleagues, Are you a young researcher from the MENA region? Do you work on Gender or the position of women in the public space? Do you want to connect with young scholars in the same field at the national and international...
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Friday, February 01, 2008
Myth and Reality of Women's Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa Region
Nadereh Chamlou Senior Advisor, Economic & Sector Work and Regional Gender Coordinator, Office of the Chief Economist, Middle East and North Africa Region, World BankIn most countries, women's entrepreneurship is associated with micro-finance...
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