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GoEast festival kicks off with focus on Eastern European women
Topic of discussion for films in 2018 edition of GoEast festival will be nationalistic tendencies in Central, Eastern European films
NCW signed cooperation protocol with UNIDO
Women are main pillar of the agricultural sector in Egypt, says president of NCW
SMEDA, EBRD graduate group of businesswomen from e-marketing strategies training programme
Supporting women’s economic, social empowerment is important axis of SMEDA’s development strategy, says Gamea
Female-led films at Cairo Cinema Days
The second edition of Cairo Cinema Days, screenings organised by Zawya Cinema, kicked off last Monday, aiming to highlight the productions of Arab cinema by presenting independent Arab films which critics praised and that participated in many regional and international festivals. The films will be screened from 23 to 30 April at several cinemas: Karim, …
Egypt pays great attention to scientific, economic empowerment of women: Nasr
Females represent 43% of all scientists in Egypt, says Sakr
Egyptian woman seeks to preserve Egyptian identity, culture
Egyptian culture is distinguished by its diversity and inclusion of diverse heritages, such as the Islamic, Christian, Jewish, pharaonic, African, and Mediterranean cultures. Egypt is considered one of the countries that carry diverse cultures, which enabled it to build its heritage and history. Nowadays, there are many attempts and initiatives that aim to preserve the …
Though dead, radio pioneer leaves lasting legacy
Amal Fahmi died Sunday at age 92
4 female Egyptian squash players rank among top 5 in PSA World Squash Ranking for April
The International Squash Federation announced the list of the top 20 players in the world in April, on which four Egyptian women took four spots on the Professional Squash Association (PSA)’s list for April’s top 20 world squash players. For women players, the world number one in squash, Nour El Sherbini, continued her lead for …
What defines relationship between women’s economic empowerment, basic education?
The head of Egyptian Feminist Union, Hoda Badran, conducted a study in cooperation with the United Nations Women’s office to answer the above question. It was conducted across six Arab countries: Egypt, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Morocco, and Bahrain. Economic policies, cultural heritage disrupt women’s empowerment The study showed that the high level of women’s …
Women in business world: Shining despite challenges
By 2022, about 1bn women expected to be ready to enter mainstream economy as employers, producers, entrepreneurs
Female breadwinners defying stereotypical societal structures
Female breadwinners break away from patriarchal family setup where men are sole providers
Women are always portrayed as victims, weak creatures in drama: study
Art is not only reason for low status of women; other factors include education, other media, says Al-Shafei
Historical female attempts to break presidential elections taboo
Egyptian women were able to break political taboos throughout history to become empowered politically. They became members of parliaments, ministers (there are currently six female ministers in the cabinet), governors, and many other senior positions in the state, while the year 2017 was announced by President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi as the year of women. But …
Women who seek freedom from cultural constraints
Every young woman wants to achieve success in her personal and professional life, but the path to success can be tricky and navigating it requires being proactive in several aspects of one’s life. Even though the path to success is always accompanied by many challenges, including the cultural constraints that are defined by society’s rules, …
DNE, Tahrir Lounge to hold ‘Female Leaders’ seminar on 26 March
Event will discuss women’s leadership, elements of successful leadership, how women can overcome challenges in workplaces
How can women achieve happiness after marriage?
Newly-wed couples regularly suffer much from the fear of the unknown and stress arises when they think of the new stage in their life that they are embarking on. Then, after marriage, they discover that marriage life goes through many changes and developments; sometimes it is boring, or dominated by routine, and other times, it’s …
Egypt introduced idea of celebrating Mother’s Day to Arab world
Egypt is one of the Arab countries that most pays attention to celebrations and events. Thus, Egypt was the first Arab country to introduce the idea of Mother’s Day to the Arab world. Egyptians have chosen one day a year to honour mothers and to express their appreciation for them since the Pharaonic era, by …
25% of female Uber drivers were previously unemployed in Egypt: study
Study released findings, recommendations to help companies achieve equal gender opportunities through innovative technology, says Kortam
‘This is me, by you I am stronger’ campaign launches to support female workers in Egypt
Egyptian world champion weightlifter participates in campaign
Why does Egypt celebrate 16 March?
The march of Egyptian women is fraught with struggle to achieve their political and social rights. By stopping at some critical moments in the history of Egypt, observers can find that women’s movements, for nearly two centuries, have been able to be effective and to create change Egyptian women have struggled throughout history and proven …
Egypt’s Harley Davidson bikers celebrate International Women’s Day
Hundreds of bikers gathered on Friday morning to celebrate International Women’s Day in the first female bike ride organised by Harley Davidson in Egypt with Misr Foundation for Health and Sustainable Development, and “Enty El Aham” campaign. The event was attended by several celebrities that joined to support the cause and raise people’s awareness about …
IBM and Injaz train Egyptian women on design thinking on International Women’s Day
This comes as part of IBM’s efforts to improve the traditional templates for Design Thinking
L’Oreal invests about $800m annually in research empower this promising sector: Mokhtar
Company seeks to enrich the field of scientific research with superior female models of researchers, says General Manager of L’oreal Egypt
UN Woman: Egyptian stock exchange knocks bell for women
The Egyptian stock exchange knocks bell for women today, on the occasion of celebrating the International Women’s Day, UN Women Country Representative in Egypt Blerta Aliko said in a press conference on Tuesday. UN women organised a visit to Minya governorate on Wednesday to meet a number of rural women who were helped to have …
SMEDA cooperates with EBRD to launch programme supporting businesswomen
Programme provided 357 women with training on entrepreneurship, says Gamea
How will different institutions in Egypt celebrate the IWD?
The eighth of March will bring together global governments, women organisations, businesses, and charities together under the banner of International Women’s Day (IWD), an event dedicated to celebrating to what extent women achieved success in society, politics, and economics. Meanwhile, the day has political roots due to strikes and protests that are often organised to …
Why does the world celebrate International Women’s Day?
Every year on 8 March, the whole world celebrates the International Women’s Day (IWD), the aim of the day is to celebrate and to focus on women’s historic struggle for their rights. This worldwide event celebrates women’s achievements in all fields from the political to the social, while calling for gender equality. The world still …
Egypt honours Djamila Bouherid
Bouherid is eternal symbol of struggle for freedom: NCW president
El Zeny calls on businesswomen to benefit from microfinance, financial inclusion
Nour El Zeny, general manager of corporate communication at Suez Canal Bank and lecturer at the American University in Cairo (AUC), called on businesswomen to take advantage of the CBE’s initiative of financing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with a low interest rate and to set up bank accounts for their employees to benefit from …
Egyptian woman digs her name among the world caricaturists
I preferred to make women the heroines for my first book as I found that women have no caricature book that focuses on their issues in the Arab world, Says El Adl