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Saudi Arabia allocates EGP 100m to empower Egyptian women, young entrepreneurs: Al-Mashat
This came during the committee’s 26th meeting that took place recently, chaired by Ghadeer Hegazy, Assistant Minister of International Cooperation, and Hasan Al-Attas, Director-General of Operation at the Saudi Fund for Development, as well as representatives of the AlexBank.
9 out of 10 Egyptian women receive harassment calls or messages: Truecaller
The app has recently released Truecaller Insights report aiming to understand the frequency and impact of harassment calls and messages on women in Egypt, Brazil, Columbia, India, and Kenya.
Halaet Wasl Foundation honours 100 influential Egyptian women to mark IWD2020
Chairperson of Halaet Wasl’s Board of Trustees Fathi Al-Muzayen said the aim of this conference is to accentuate the success of Egyptian women from various fields and backgrounds and to encourage other women to continue forging their own paths.
What awaits Egyptian women in 2020?
The start of a new decade carries hope for further women’s empowerment. A new year has just started, bringing women in Egypt new hopes for ending violence against them, improving their conditions. Daily News Egypt dug into the major events that scheduled to take place in Egypt in 2020.
KOICA, MIIC discuss potential schemes for Egyptian women’s economic empowerment
KOICA hopes to contribute to women development in Egypt, says Moon
Egyptian women festival “Haya Masrya” to be held in November
The festival is a one of the initiatives from the group of Egyptian Single Mothers, that was founded by Nermin Abou Salem, with a membership reaching 65,000 females.
Halaet Wasl honours 100 Egyptian women in different fields
Fathi Al-Muzayen, chairperson of Halaet Wasl’s board of trustees said the conference comes out of the foundation’s strong belief in the pivotal role played by Egyptian women in public life, and their great gains after the 30 June Revolution.
Financial inclusion of Egyptian women increases to 27% in 2018: Minister of Planning
During the Arab International Women’s Forum on Tuesday, Al-Saeed said the Egyptian government is always keen to direct 50% of finance activities to women.
Parliament to discuss creating new fund to support Egyptian women
Bill drafted by Al-Qasabi to provide social, economic, political support for women
Op-ed review: minimum wage increase, honouring Egyptian women
Al-Sisi increases minimum wage to EGP 2,000
Empowering Egyptian women to be at forefront of entrepreneurship
SHECAN, the women’s entrepreneurship event in the MENA region, founded by Entrepenelle, hosted its 3rd edition at the Greek Campus days ago, under the headline theme ‘Successful Failures.’ The event saw a diverse range of talks, workshops, and panel discussions on women’s experiences in the entrepreneurship ecosystem, and invited a number of successful women entrepreneurs …
People say dream big, but one Egyptian woman believes first work hard, then dream big
Cheerful female voice spreads love, happiness among couples
Egyptian women in 365 days
Year has passed where women accomplished great deal, yet challenges still remain, anticipating new year to deal with them
Egyptian women’s squash team defeats India
The Egyptian team started its journey at the 2016 Women’s World Team Squash Championship in France by winning against India 3-0. The Egyptian team is composed of four players: Nour El-Sherbiny, ranked first internationally; Nouran Gohar, ranked third internationally; Raneem El-Welily, ranked fourth internationally; and Omneya Abdel Kawy, ranked eighth internationally. The championship’s first group …
What a Hillary Clinton victory would mean for Egyptian women
Can a woman winning the White House change history for Egyptian women? Over the past year, I have been addressing this question with female Egyptian intellectuals in Cairo. Before discussing the intellectual women’s view of the US election, it is worth keeping in mind that only around 28% of Egyptians go to university. So most of the …
Women through the eyes of Walid Ebied
“The artist is a lawyer who defends any accused person when society plays the role of the judge,” says the artist