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ANITAB.ORG Announces First Virtual Grace Hopper Celebration In Europe, Middle East, And Africa
The world’s largest gathering of women technologists expands
its reach with an event tailored for the EMEA region.
Egypt, UN Women discuss joint cooperation to streamline women’s empowerment efforts
The discussions also sought to lay down future areas of cooperation to enhance and support Egypt’s efforts in empowering women across various fields.
Nearly half of women in 57 developing countries denied bodily autonomy: UNFPA
Violations include rape, forced sterilisation, virginity tests, FGM, and more
Women receive 70% of British Council’s Newton Mosharafa PhD scholarships in 2020-2021
Programme is co-financed between UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Opinion| CEDAW and the challenges of globalisation
This comes especially after the Hamdouk Transitional Government in Sudan announced its intention to sign this agreement after many years of Sudan’s rejection of this document.
Women more affected than men by depression: Egyptian Psychiatric Association
Over 264 million people around world of all ages suffer from depression
‘MySafeUni Day’ highlights fight against sexual harassment in universities
Event led by students, alumni, and wider AUC community, featured speakers from several universities
34 projects worth $3.3bn aim to achieve gender equality in Egypt: Al-Mashat
Egypt was first country globally to launch 2030 women strategy
1 in 3 women experience violence globally: WHO
While numbers reveal alarmingly high rates of violence against women and girls, they do not reflect ongoing impact of COVID-19
National Council for Women receives highest number of complaints/inquiries in 2020: Chairperson
80% of women’s complaints in 2020 were about economic difficulties they faced due to COVID-19 pandemic
Egyptto review its experience of women’s empowerment at UN
Egypt participates in 65th session of UN Commission on Status of Women
Opinion| Women at the centre of COVID-19 response
And COVID-19 will continue to have far-reaching impact on the hard-won gender equality gains in all countries. No country has fully achieved gender equality, with all countries grappling with gaps in women’s equal participation in economic and public life. All countries are also struggling to address the “shadow” pandemic – violence against women.
International Cooperation Minister among 9 Egyptian women to receive Champions of Change Award
The awarding ceremony was held on Thursday morning, at the residence of the Mexican Ambassador in Cairo, Jose Octavio Tripp.
NCW, Bibliotheca Alexandrina sign cooperation protocol to support Egyptian women
Both parties to exchange experiences, information, and publications on common topics, and jointly prepare studies with regard to gender issues
Swedish Embassy in Egypt hosts online WikiGap edit-a-thon to mark Women’s Day
Event takes place in cooperation with UN Women Egypt, Wikipedia Arabic, Oriflame
NCW’s 2021 priorities to be economic empowerment, financial inclusion for women: Maya Morsy
NCW is going to work on 2 main components of awareness raising and training especially in economic empowerment, protection from violence
Egypt, partners celebrate launch of project to eliminate violence against women
Project also aims to advance women’s financial inclusion, economic empowerment in rural Egypt
Facebook launches #SheCreates e-book highlighting women’s achievements in MENAT
Facebook has launched the #SheCreates e-book, marking the International Women’s Day.
Women in Science Forum discusses clean energy, rebuilding nations
These discussions would take place on a scientific basis to search for solutions that are suitable for implementation, and which open the way for a decade of opportunities for cooperation and partnerships in various fields.
Egypt receives $3.3bn in funds to support women: Al-Mashat
Egypt celebrated for implementing Positive Mental Health Initiatives for Women in World Bank report
Female participation in workforce remains low despite achievements
Contribution of women aged 15 and above to workforce was just 14.3% compared to 67.4% for men in 2020, says CAPMAS
UK joins ‘Kemama’ campaign for socio-economic empowerment of Upper Egypt’s women
Campaign has already had real success in helping vulnerable communities protect themselves against COVID-19: UK Ambassador
2021 International Women’s Day highlights transformative power of equal participation: UN
COVID-19 pandemic has erased decades of progress towards gender equality, UN says
JICA to continue supporting Egypt’s educational reforms to boost women’s empowerment, gender equality
The agency’s emphasis of support came in a press statement on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March.
March: The month of celebrating women
Egyptian women obtained right to vote, run in elections in March 1956 which was one of their demands for years
Egypt launches ‘Closing the Gender Gap Accelerator’ action plan
Year 2021 is time to build back better, more inclusive world, says Minister Al-Mashat
Egypt’s National Council for Women launches awareness campaign on nutrition education
Campaign aims to educate Egyptian women how to identify non-hydrogenated products
Opinion| WOW festival calls for rewriting history from feminist perspective
The festival is considered a global women’s movement launched by British director and producer Jude Kelly in 2010, Artistic Director of the South Bank Centre, one of the largest cultural centres in Europe, on the centenary of International Women’s Day.
FGM in Egypt: Culture goes through sea change as law revolutionises
Egypt’s girls and women taking firm stand against genital mutilation to change culture
New initiative highlights achievements of Egyptian women abroad
‘We are living in golden age with positions and privileges offered to Egyptian women,’ says Maya Morsi