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Women’s Day: females’ right to live independently in Egypt
“They said sorry we do not rent for women, only families,”: independent women say
Egyptian Females reach 47.5 million: CAPMAS on International Women’s Day
Programme of solidarity, dignity benefited 89% of women, says Ministry of Planning
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 Women’s Day: where does Egypt stand in terms of women’s economic empowerment?
Friday 8 March marks the International Women’s 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 women’s economic empowerment. The first International Women’s Day to be officially recognized was back in 1911, and 2019 marks the 107th annual celebration. …
Female entrepreneurship once a dream, now phenomenon
A lot of women entrepreneurs think that obtaining an investment for their project or turning their project into a business, is a way of turning their dreams into a reality. To become inspired and encouraged, some women entrepreneurs either prefer to listen to an inspirational talk from someone who overcame many obstacles to reach national …
SHE CAN kicks off on 8 March
SHE CAN, a female entrepreneurship event in the MENA region, is kicking off its 3rd edition on 8 March at the Greek Campus in Downtown Cairo. This year, the conference’s theme will be ‘Successful failures’, which focuses on highlighting the different challenges and hurdles faced by the startups. Throughout the whole day, empirical cases will …
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
Valentine’s Day: What Egyptian women really need, how they think?
Women agreed that the worst gift ever in valentine, is giving money to them
BWE21 will hold its 5th annual conference between 23 to 26 February
The Business women of Egypt 21 association (BWE21) announced that its fifth annual conference will be held under the title theme of Globalisation of SME’s, “She Made IT,” during the period from 23 to 26 February in the Aswan and Cairo governorates. The conference this year is held under the patronage of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, the ministries of social solidarity, antiquities, culture, and …
African women face many difficulties: President of National Council for Women
The President of the National Council for Women, Maya Morsi, said that African women face many difficulties and challenges in their lives on an ongoing basis, pointing out that the world must pay attention to them and work in their favour to give them all their rights and to help them realise their dreams and …
Women’s brains four years younger than men’s brains: study
Scientists have just discovered a new distinction between the brains of the two sexes: age-related changes to the brain occur more slowly in women than in men. The brains of women are four years younger than men, and that difference occurs since early adulthood and lasts until old age, according to a study by researchers …
Say No to FGM: campaign calling for zero tolerance to FGM launched across Egypt
To coincide with the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on 6 February, the anti-FGM organisation, 28 Too Many, in partnership with the Rofayda Hospital Group and Tadwein in Egypt, announced on Wednesday the launch of its Zero Tolerance Ribbon against FGM. The ribbon will be given to the parents of …
Fervid quarrel between women, men over ‘Let her become spinster’ campaign
Men frustrated by marriage expenses, or retort to latest reforms to family laws?
‘Women of Egypt’ announces launch of its first writing contest for Egyptian children
Competition starts on 15 January, closes on 15 February 2019
Today marks fourth anniversary of iconic feminism actress
She addressed, presented many controversial issues
Men, women remember pain differently
Women better able to handle pain than men, new study suggests.
People say dream big, but one Egyptian woman believes first work hard, then dream big
Cheerful female voice spreads love, happiness among couples
Egyptian women in 365 days
Year has passed where women accomplished great deal, yet challenges still remain, anticipating new year to deal with them
MP suggests raising legal marriage age for females to 21
Rise in child marriages result of economic conditions, lack of girls’ awareness of their rights
Time to stop normalising menstrual pain
Period not stigma
First female taxi driver in Egypt overthrows social norms
“I see nothing wrong with that if woman has required skills, abilities”: Um Waleed
21 female exhibitors from BWE21 participated in IATF
Business Women of Egypt 21 (BWE21) revealed that it participated in the Intra African Trade Fair (IATF) that took place from 11 to 17 December in Cairo, through the participation of 21 exhibitors from the BWE21, presenting various products. Notably, the IATF was the first exhibition of its kind in Africa that provides a platform …
Woman pleads for help after father kidnaps son, flees to Turkey
Social media hashtags went viral recently in support of a divorced mother called Andaleb Fahmy whose ex-husband has kidnapped her son. Digging into the incident, Daily News Egypt interviewed Fahmy who works as a professor in a mass communications faculty at one of the private universities in Egypt. She said with tears in her eyes, …
Women to earn same as men in 202 years: WEF
MENA to take about 153 years to bridge gender gap at current rate of development
Egyptian woman pioneers exposé of entrepreneurship ecosystem in Egypt
Do not personally limit yourself: Abaza
How 2018 Africa Forum views women’s empowerment on continent
Event links up over 1,000 leaders in business, policy from across Africa, world
Egypt to host 8th ministerial meeting of OIC on Role of Women in Development
Women’s empowerment incorporated in Egypt’s 2014 constitution