Latest in Tag: women Highlight
Latest in Tag: women
Women’s participation in Ramadan series
Daily News Egypt dug deeper to learn more about women’s participation in most series.
âYou break our fastâ: Women struggle from different kinds of harassment in Ramadan
âI fear that some of them will eventually hurt me,â young female translator saysÂ
Deana Shaaban Salutes Women with Her Spring 2019 Collection
The mesmerising tunes of jazz embraces women as they walk into her studio. Welcomed by coffee aroma, eloquent tulle gowns, and proud silk drapes â stepping into the world of Deana Shaaban is as smooth as sailing through a charming, yet calm ocean. Over the duration of 10 years, she has managed to remain at …
NCW monitors image of women in Ramadan dramas, commercials
The President of the National Council of Women (NCW), Maya Morsi announced that the council established a committee headed by Suzan Al-Kalini, head of the media committee at the NCW, to monitor the image of women in series, commercials, and programmes to be screened on television during the holy month of Ramadan. Morsi noted that …
Woman leadership in sports selected at FIGâs women leadership reform project
Egyptâs rhythmic gymnast icon, Noha Abou Shabana, was selected earlier this week by the FĂ©dĂ©ration Internationale De Gymnastique (FIG) to join an intensive women leadership reform project to empower women and train them in order to take critical roles at the FIG. Abou Shabana, president of the technical committee in the Egyptian gymnastics federation and …
The widespread impact of domestic violence
MarĂa Salguero knows how to leverage her background as a geophysical engineer on behalf of women. Since 2016, she has been tracking cases of femicide (also known as feminicide) all over Mexico. Femicide is the deliberate killing of a woman or girl because of their gender. Every year, there are tens of thousands of missing …
Uber adds new feature for female drivers to drive only women in Saudi Arabia
Uber announced a new âWomen Preferred Viewâ feature for female drivers in Saudi Arabia which allows them to select only female customers. The launch of this unique feature comes on the back of Uberâs Masaruky initiative that aims to increase womenâs participation in the workforce through access to affordable transportation, in addition to increasing womenâs …
‘Menstrual leave’: delayed right or preferential move?
Debates over womenâs rights for days off during their periods
Meet masterminds behind upcoming Narrative Disruptors summit
When you are trying to get the word out about your product by marketing and promoting it, the process can be difficult. Hence, branding or promoting a notion or a country will be even more difficult. Since 2016, Lamia Kamel, chairperson of the communications consulting agency CC Plus, took the risk regarding Narrative Summits, which is …
Family planning services benefited 234,838 women in nine governorates
Health ministry completes 128,542 surgeries in ‘waiting lists’ initiative
LâOreal Egypt opens application door for LâOrĂ©al-UNESCO fellowship For Women in Science until 6 June
L’Oreal Egypt announced the extension of the application time in the second Egyptian edition of the L’OrĂ©al-UNESCO initiative for ‘Women in Science’ in the field of scientific research, until 6 June. This is in order to support and encourage more women in the fields of scientific research and in the areas of life sciences and …
Egyptâs first âideal motherâ: womanâs success story, strugglesÂ
Egypt honoured 32 women across Egypt on Monday, naming them âideal mothers for 2019â. The mother come from different governates across Egypt, including Cairo; Giza; Assiut; North Sinai; New Valley; Qena; Matrouh; Alexandria; Kafr El-Sheikh; Aswan; Fayoum; the Red Sea; Qaliubiya; Sharqeya; Port Said; Gharbeya; Beni Suef; Menoufiya; Beheira; Sohag; South Sinai, and Suez. Meanwhile, …
Baheya to establish integrated hospital for womenâs cancer treatment for EGP 880m
First phase to be completed by end of 2019Â
Egyptian Museum celebrates womenâs month by displaying two rare statues
Statues depict Shepenwepet II, daughter of King Piye, who was called âGod’s wife of Amunâ
Four decades of portraying womenâs faces
Helmi El-Touniâs lifetime exhibition features beauty of women across his career
Celebrate her Youth: An Initiative to Grow Bolder
With March being the month of women in general, and mothers in particular, many international brands are already lining up to salute females. Whether through special designs or with dedicated campaigns, local designers jumped on the wagon with few memorable shoots. Nonetheless, jewellery designer Jude Benhalim stood out amidst the trend by choosing to shift …
Breast Cancer most common type of cancers among women in Egypt: WB
This type estimated to be cause of 22% all cancer-related female deaths, says WB
Old but gold
âHawa After 40â initiative seeking to empower women in their 40s, above
Women’s Day: femalesâ right to live independently in Egypt
“They said sorry we do not rent for women, only families,”: independent women say
Women account for 51% of total projects funded by MSMEDA: Chairperson
Agency injected funding worth EGP 45.8bn since its launch in 1992 until end-January â19
Shell Egypt highlights success stories of Egyptian women on International Women’s Day
Shell Egypt announced the completion of its campaign entitled ‘Driven by Passion,’ which aims to support female role models and highlight their successes. This comes in parallel with the International Women’s Day, and the company’s belief in the important role women play in the energy industry and in the society as a whole. Launched in …
IFC targets to reach 50% women participation on its board within 3 to 5 years
IFC, partners ring bell for women’s empowerment in Egypt
International Womenâs Day: where does Egypt stand in terms of womenâs economic empowerment?
Friday 8 March marks the International Womenâs Day 2019, while several government officials, parliamentarians, and UN women personnel assembled to ring the stock exchange bell to raise awareness on the importance of womenâs economic empowerment. The first International Womenâs Day to be officially recognized was back in 1911, and 2019 marks the 107th annual celebration. …
In isthmus of road: exhibition featuring womenâs alluring beauty
For me, men only present physical power, cruelty in art, says artist
Only 20% of women entrepreneurs are bank clients: NCW President
Average size of loans women receive is less than those received by men
Can women make a living out of football?
Female footballers have been fighting against discrimination and inequality for over 100 years. Is this fight over, are they now recognized as professional players and can they make a living out of football?According to the 2017 FIFPro Global Employment Report, women have been historically excluded from football, hampering their ability to acquire skills, resources and …
Women receive 80% of micro-finance in Egypt: Nasr
49% of total number of projects funded by MSMEDA in 2018 were for women, says Gamea
Egyptian female pioneers begin series of sessions to empower ‘technocratic women
The 50 Most Influential Women Forum-the first and largest community dialogue with more than 200 women technocrats representing the female members of the forum-was launched on Tuesday, with the aim of establishing a vision for Egyptian women’s forces in rebuilding the Egyptian identity in all fields in a stage that needs all ideas and proposals …
Largest share of microfinance contributors in 2018 are Women
Women are 67.7% of microfinance’s beneficiaries in Egypt
Woman’s creativity turns old furniture into modern art pieces
She owes her success in starting this project to her father, brothers