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Women in danger: spy cameras spreading, women demand action
Thousands of Korean women have recently gathered in Seoul to protest against ‘spy cam explicit videos’
How were women portrayed in Ramadan season 2018?
Ramadan season is known for witnessing the production of a large number of series, that this season witnessed the presence of 30. That led to increasing the competition, but the question is how the portrayal of women in that huge number of series was. To answer this question, the National Council for Women (NCW), in …
Ministry of Social Solidarity allocates 3,000 projects of Mastoura loan project for women with disabilities
Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Waly announced in a press statement that her ministry allocated 3,000 projects from the Mastoura loan project for women with disabilities, corresponding with the declaration of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi for 2018 as the year of people with disabilities. The Mastoura project was launched by President Al-Sisi last year, corresponding …
Winning election set me as first Egyptian Arab youngest woman to join FIG in its history: Noha Abdel Wahab
When discussing the women’s history and their achievements, people often forget the contributions of sports and women athletes to the social and political emancipation of women, especially when it comes to the women games, such as the rhythmic gymnastics. Today remarks the birthday of one of the most important female gymnast that was elected by …
Is riding scooters best solution for facing hike in fuel prices?
After the last rise in the fuel prices, every citizen in Egypt, thinks about the negative effect of this rise on one’s budget for transportation, either to ride private cars, taxes, or even buses. Egypt’s new government raised fuel prices by 35.0-66.6% in emid-June with an immediate effect. The price hikes are part of the …
How women’s contributions could make for healthier economies
Statistical agencies, government bodies have significantly undervalued women’s contribution to the economy: study
US only western nation ranked among most dangerous countries for women: Reuters survey
The United States (US) was named as the only Western nation among the 10 most dangerous countries for women on Tuesday, in a survey of global experts issued by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. The survey asked about 550 experts on women’s issues. The countries were ranked according to six key areas, which were healthcare, sexual …
Egyptian women athletes win 10 medals in 2018 Mediterranean Games
Female Egyptian athletes have won 10 medals until now in the Mediterranean Games that is being held in Tarragona, Spain from 22 June to 1 July. The 10 medals include Farida Osman winning one silver medal for the women’s 100-metre butterfly swimming event and two gold medals. Osman received her first gold medal for the …
Meet this female Egyptian World Cup organiser
The role of an Egyptian woman in the World Cup has not been limited to rooting for and supporting her national team, but it extended to include a role in organizing. Daily News Egypt spoke with the only female organiser of the host city volunteers (in Rostov-on-Don), whose name is Neivin Mamdouh. Mamdouh graduated from …
What Saudi women driving means for the country’s economy
Lifting ban on women driving will increase number of women looking for jobs, boosting size of workforce, overall incomes
A trend or not: how Egyptian women encounter with World Cup 2018?
The whole world in general either males or females is currently watching and following the World Cup with passion and dream for their teams to win it. All the North African countries, most notably Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia are known for their females’ spectators. Meanwhile, Egypt in specific was having more passion and dream as …
Justice Ministry drafts law to criminalise child marriages
Economic conditions, females’ lack of awareness about their rights are reasons behind rise of child marriages in Egypt, says Sakina Fouad
Will political empowerment affect women’s economic empowerment in Egypt?
In spite of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi having announced 2017 as the year of women, and for the first time, in 2018, there are six ministries led by women, Egypt continues to battle the issue of child marriages with a set of new strict laws. Egypt recently ushered in a new presidential term for …
Mastoura programme’s first phase finances 6,483 projects worth over EGP 97.5m: Waly
Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Waly announced, in a press statement on 2 June, that the first phase of the Mastoura loan project financed 6,483 projects, worth more than EGP 97.5m. She continued that Nasser Social Bank received EGP 100m from Tahya Misr Fund, representing the second phase of Mastoura. The Mastoura project was launched …
Embassy of Switzerland organises football tournament for girls in Cairo
The Embassy of Switzerland in Cairo, in cooperation with AIMZ Girls Football Academy, is organising a two-day football tournament at the Egyptian Shooting Club in Dokki. It will take place on 7-8 June. Around 190-220 teenage girls are expected to participate. A closing ceremony will be held on the evening of 8 June to hand …
Meet mastermind behind Women of Egypt page
Biggest challenge facing Egyptian women is masculine society in which they live, says Kinias
NCW honours Tallawy for efforts to support Egyptian, Arab women
Women are secret to states’ development, as they raise children to love patriotism: Tallawy
For first time, BCFEE held football match for breast cancer fighters
The Breast Cancer Foundation of Egypt (BCFE) organised and held a football match for breast cancer patients for the first time in Egypt and the world. The teams included breast cancer fighters and players from AIMZ Girls Football Academy. Mohammed Shaalan, professor of oncology and head of the BCFE, said that the prevailing impression in …
Gender inequality: A continuing crisis
In Egypt, men resistant to women working outside homes, participating in aspects of political, public life, study says
Saudi Arabia releases four women’s rights activists after crackdown
Rights groups have called on Saudi authorities to release all activists arrested for campaigning for women’s rights
73.6 average female life expectancy in Egypt in 2017: CAPMAS
The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) revealed that Egyptian female life expectancy at birth increased to 73.6 years, compared to 70.8 years for males, in 2017. Meanwhile, the average expectancy of females in 2006 was 69.1 years, while for males was 66.5 years. This came according to the CAPMAS report on the …
US embassy, Egypt’s government inaugurate first community hub for women
Project is part of $30bn USAID investments in Egypt
No legislative provision prohibiting women’s appointment in judiciary: Kamal
67 female judges serving in Egypt, says counsellor
Women’s Ramadan consumed by housework
Female spiritual needs neglected in Ramadan
Technology field is not limited to men: Raye7 founder
Egyptian woman is founder of second best startup application worldwide
Fadia Kiwan named new director general of Arab Women Organistion
The Arab Women Organisation (AWO) announced that Fadia Kiwan, the candidate from Lebanon, has been elected as its new director general for the period from 2018 to 2022, succeeding Mervat Tallawy from Egypt. This came during the 14th extraordinary meeting of the executive council of the AWO, where nominations for the post of director general …
NCW to monitor women’s of women in Ramadan dramas, commercials
Based on the social responsibility of the National Council for Women (NCW), Suzan Al-Kalini, head of the media committee at the NCW, announced that the council has formed a committee to monitor the image of women in the series, commercials, and programmes to be screened on television during the holy month of Ramadan. During the …
Microsoft Egypt launches campaign to train more than 1,500 Egyptian women
Microsoft Egypt launched a women’s empowerment campaign under the hashtag #MakeWhatsNext, aimed at motivating young women to develop their skills and discover various professions in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. As part of the initiative, Microsoft Egypt collaborated with several governmental and non-governmental organisations around the world to organise a series of events …
Women account for one-third of workforce in Egypt: El-Ghazaly
Women represent 22.9% of workforce in Egypt, according to latest statistics, says El-Ghazaly
Egyptian woman fights connotations attached to divorced women
Failure in marriage is not world’s end, says founder of New Beginning initiative