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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.
Egypt’s parliament approves new amendments to Alimony Law
New Beginning initiative believes toughening penalties was not enough
Between Two Seas unravels women’s struggles against cultural misconceptions
This is what exactly the Bein Bahrain film (Between two seas) tackles. When you hear the film’s name for the very first time, people might think it’s about a geographical place or an issue related to nature. But through this one, the scriptwriter targeted a much deeper issue.
Egyptian woman wins TIAW World of Difference award for women economic empowerment
The World of Difference award is a recognition and appreciation to the world’s outstanding corporative initiatives for women’s economic empowerment.
Customary marriage: the only alternative for divorced women in Egypt?
With these conversations, a divorced woman who prefers to remain anonymous asked her lawyer friend, “if a divorced woman wants to remarry, but is afraid of losing her children’s custody, what should she do?”
Women generate 30,000 financial transactions worth EGP1m through “Heya Fawry,” initiative
We are targeting 600 additional women to benefit from the initiative in the next six months: AWEF`s Egypt country Director says
NCW issues e-catalogue to empower women economically
catalogue includes 23 women entrepreneurs, and contains more than 60 products.
L’Oréal Egypt launches 4th Skin and Hair Summit
L’Oréal launches SkinAlliance platform to exchange research studies of dermatology
Women have the required qualifications to work in any sector: AIWF founder
“If we make the economy less bureaucratic, it will become easier to do business,” says Al-Kaylani
Women as Engines of Economic Growth
The conference brought into focus the vital contributions of women leaders in economic growth across the MENA states, and the importance of supporting their development in key positions in public institutions and companies, which is a key national priority in Egypt.
Women’s cinema in Egypt is characterised by diversity, abundance of production
Notably, the next edition of the Valencia film Festival will be held from 24 October to 3 November in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia.
NCCM stopped child marriage case in Gharbeya
Subsequently, Secretary General of the NCCM, Azza El Ashmawy, notified the child hotline to take legal action.
OECD praised Egypt’s empowerment of women, however, much needs to be done
Furthermore, she pointed out that Egypt plays an important role in the region in terms of empowering women, noting that many African countries have taken Egypt as a leading example in the implementation of economic reforms related to the empowerment of women.
Egg freezing holds promise, but causes social blizzard in Egypt
In brief, egg freezing is a solution to preserve a woman’s fertility, so she can get pregnant in the future. It involves extracting a woman’s eggs (oocytes), freezing them, and stored as a method to preserve reproductive potential for women.
Women own only 5.2% of Egypt’s private lands: NCW
30.8% of Egyptian females over 10 are illiterate, says study
Saudi Arabia tries to limit masculinty in society
However, Saudi women did not surrender to this unfairness and opposed this situation, leading the government to make an amendment to travel and passport issuances in 2017.
Meet first female CNC lathe instructor in Egypt
Being a female that works in the turning field should be very difficult especially in a masculine society, so Daily News Egypt interviewed Essam to learn more about her journey in this field, her aspirations, obstacles that she faced in this career.
FACE integrates homeless children into society
Belgian woman tries to integrate abandoned, homeless children back into the society.
Misr El kheir empowered 2,500 female breadwinners through providing projects
Foundation helped 65,000 indebted female, male inmates, mostly women since establishment
After appointing new female judge, will Egypt see more women in courts?
However, Qandil is not really the first female judge in Egypt’s criminal courts. She was preceded by judge Sally Al-Saidi, who was part of several judicial panels in criminal and misdemeanour courts in 2009. She ruled on 95 criminal cases that year
Changing dominant narrative of women on stage
To a considerable extent, the media plays a key role in promoting negative concepts and attitudes toward women. Doubtless, the media not only gives people information and entertainment, but it also impacts people’s lives by shaping their opinions and beliefs.
Sexual harassment at workplace: unprotected women
‘World heading to adopt anti-sexual harassment policies; this must stop,’ says Lawyer
Economic empowerment of women among Egypt’s top priorities: NCW
International bodies praised increasing women’s representation in parliament to 25%
Why female victims of sexual harassment are often shamed?
What is more confusing is to see women justifying male harasser’s behaviour and blame female victims.
Orange Egypt removes Warda from ad campaign after harassment case
Noteworthy, Orange is one of AFCON’s sponsors, currently held in Egypt.
Queen Elizabeth II honours Egyptian woman for charity work
US-based Helal received her award at the famous Royal Buckingham Palace in celebration of the queen’s birthday. It was not the first time for Queen Elizabeth II to honour Egyptians.
ILO adopts new labour standard to limit harassment, violence in workplace
The Violence and Harassment Convention 2019 and Violence and Harassment Recommendation 2019, were adopted by delegates on the final day of the Centenary International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva.
Six Egyptians among FN’s 50 Most Influential Women in Middle East Finance
Daily News Egypt sheds the light on the careers of those successful ladies.
Why is divorce the easiest choice for Egyptian couples?
In 2017, a report issued by the Cabinet Information Centre revealed that Egypt ranks first in the world in terms of divorce rates, after it increased from 7% to 40% during the last 50 years.
Average life expectancy of Egyptian females increased to 74.7 years in 2018
The highest survival expectancy for females aged 60-64 years was 18.8 years, compared to18.3 years for males, and the lowest age expectancy (75 years and over) was 8.5 years compared to 9.7 years for males in 2018