Employment: Job market participation is lowest in the world

Financial Times – May 15, 2012 3:50 pm Employment: Job market participation is lowest in the world By Abigail Fielding-Smith Riham, a young Palestinian entrepreneur, discovered after graduating that, in common with many other Arab women, her education did not match the needs of the labour market. Now, after receiving training from Education for Employment (EFE), … Continue reading →

Release of the May Issue of the Middle East & North Africa Gender and Development e-Brief

Dear Readers, Kindly find below the latest issue of the Middle East & North Africa Gender and Development e-Brief (No 120) Please note that the MENA Gender and Development e-Brief is posted on line on the following URLM: http://crtda.org.lb/node/14292 Best regards, CRTD.A / IRIS   The Middle East &North Africa  “Gender and Development E-Brief” Issue #120 … Continue reading →

New resources by WLP eNews32: Women’s Rights in Democratic Transitions

Check out partners Women’s Learning Partnership newsletter for updates on women’s right in democratic transitions and new publications : *Victories over Violence: Ensuring Safety for Women and Girls – A Practitioner’s Manual *Women’s Rights in Transitions to Democracy: Achieving Rights, Resisting Backlash *Cooperatives Prove a Successful Model for Women’s Economic Empowerment *Interfaith Perspectives on Religious … Continue reading →

Invitation to a joint regional conference organized by the Canadian Embassy and CRTD.A, entitled: “Quel printemps pour les femmes Arabes”

We have the pleasure to invite you to a joint regional conference organized by the Canadian Embassy and CRTD.A and entitled: “Quel printemps pour les femmes Arabes”. The regional conference will be held on March 16th from 9:00 am to 15:30 pm at the Bristol Hotel in Hamra. The conference will feature leading feminist panelists … Continue reading →

Anybody can do something for equality… if they want to…

Since the Claiming Equal Citizenship campaign was launched back in 2002, the WLP partners have spent endless hours meeting with and lobbying politicians. In several countries where the Partnership is active, the message did get through to politicians, and nationality laws were either fully or partially reformed, allowing women to transmit their nationality to their … Continue reading →