Women leaders meet to tackle gender inequality
Women leaders meet to tackle gender inequality
A workshop Thursday brought together young women leaders from Lebanon and the region to discuss the importance of gender equality in the Arab world. Arab International Women’s Forum held the conference in partnership with PwC and the Institute of Women’s Studies in the Arab World at the Lebanese American University.
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On the occasion of World Refugee Day, UN Women’s new report on gender-based violence among Syrian refugees in Jordan finds that rates of early marriage are strikingly high: one-third are married as children.
Read more at UN Women.
Women in the Middle East and Africa had 67.4 percent less annual disposable income than men in the region in 2012, the largest gap in the world, according to Euromonitor International, the consumer markets research group.
Read more at Arab News.
The founder of the Dubai Women's Museum is preparing an encyclopaedia dedicated to Emirati women. The book will celebrate the stories of UAE women, said Dr. Rafia Ghubash.
Read more at The National. Also, read the article about the museum.
Visit the Women's Museum's homepage.
"Now, after street protests and change of power, we are at the third stage of the revolution. This is characteristic not only for Yemen, but for all Arab countries where revolutions took place. This is the stage of struggle with corruption."
So says Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkul Karman in this interview.
Read the interview at The Voice of Russia. Also, read WoMen Dialogue's interview with Ms. Karman.
Merwa Abdelkadar, the Saudi representative at the G(irls)20 Summit speaks about global challenges.
"I think one of the most important things in the world that needs to be fixed is the unfair situation of women specifically in the Arab world (...) Unfortunately, although women constitute more than 50 percent of the population, their potential is stifled as they struggle to maintain their rights."
Read more at Forbes.
