Latest in Tag: National Council for Women Highlight
Latest in Tag: National Council for Women
National Council for Women receives highest number of complaints/inquiries in 2020: Chairperson
80% of womenâs complaints in 2020 were about economic difficulties they faced due to COVID-19 pandemic
NCWâs 2021 priorities to be economic empowerment, financial inclusion for women: Maya Morsy
NCW is going to work on 2 main components of awareness raising and training especially in economic empowerment, protection from violence
Egyptâs National Council for Women launches awareness campaign on nutrition education
Campaign aims to educate Egyptian women how to identify non-hydrogenated products
Government’s position considered momentum in criminalising FGM: National Council for Women
Toughening penalty for FGM is new victory for girlsâ rights: National Council for Childhood and Motherhood
NCW calls to suspend Tamim Younis`s clip, which causes division among activists
During the clip, Younis narrates the story of his admiration for a girl, then proposes to her, before being turned down.
Women own only 5.2% of Egyptâs private lands: NCW
30.8% of Egyptian females over 10 are illiterate, says study
Economic empowerment of women among Egyptâs top priorities: NCWÂ
International bodies praised increasing womenâs representation in parliament to 25%
Egypt 1st to implement UNDP’s Gender Equality Seal Programme in tourism sector
The GES UNDP country officesâ aim is to integrate gender equality into all aspects of their development work.
Ramadan dramas witness decline in violence against women, use of profanity: NCW
Morsi noted that this committee will prepare a content analysis to produce a report on the mediaâs treatment of the image and issues of women in regards to the media code established by the NCWâs media committee and approved by the Supreme Council for Media Regulation.
Egypt aims to increase women’s political participation by 35%: Morsi
Women own 27% of bank accounts in Egypt, says NCWâs president
Egypt to host 8th ministerial meeting of OIC on Role of Women in Development
Women’s empowerment incorporated in Egypt’s 2014 constitution
NCW honours Tallawy for efforts to support Egyptian, Arab women
Women are secret to statesâ development, as they raise children to love patriotism: Tallawy
Registration for 1st phase of “women leading the future” programme opens
The Central Bank of Egypt, the National Council for Women (NCW), and the 50th Forum announced the opening of registration for the first phase of the “women leading the future” programme, which is the first of its kind in a partnership between the government and the private sector. This came during a general meeting, which …
MP apologises for controversial comments on FMG issue
Al-Tahawy demanded that media outlets correct his previous comments to confirm his full respect for women
Female community leaders fear electoral competition against Muslim Brotherhood
âItâs not a political issue but a social and cultural one,â said social expert during NCW conference
1,191 reported sexual harassment cases in 100 days: Report
82.3% of eye witnesses to the harassment do not interfere or help the victim, says Harassmap
2 policemen detained pending investigations on rape charges
The incident allegedly took place in Shubra Al-Kheima over a week ago
National Council for Women asks Al-Azhar to change curricula
Council to reform its branches in different Egyptian governorates
Government body to implement new strategy to protect women against violence
The new tripartite strategy involves prevention, protection and intervention, and will include raising awareness, and the rehabilitation of those perpetrating violence as well as their victims.
Not enough women in cabinet: NCW
National council for women criticises lack of female decision makers in Al-Sisiâs government
Demonstrators rally against sexual harassment
Protesters gather outside the Opera House to address sexual assault, gender inequality
Womenâs groups meet to discuss constitution
Child marriage and seats in parliament among topics discussed
Womenâs group denounces Brotherhood
The National Council for Women outlined its resistance to the 2012 constitution, declaring the Brotherhoodâs rule as the âworst and most cruelâ for women
NCW backs power change
The National Council of Women criticises Western media coverage of Morsi ousting
Tallawy summoned by Shura Council
National Council for Women denies having a role in distributing Tamarod petition forms
New campaign to stop violence against female students
Fouada Watch launches new campaign to fight violence in schools and universities
The minister of âsexual harassmentâ
The Egyptian Minister of Information has done it yet again. In a press conference last Thursday, Salah Metwally Abdel Maqsoud repeated the innuendo that got him in trouble only a week before. Â Receiving questions on the journalistic content of state TV from a female journalist, who accused him of offering the same content as the …
NCW condemns Shura Councilâs criticism of womenâs document
National Council for Women addresses the Shura Councilâs attack on the UNâs declaration against violence towards women
The coverage of violence against women
Egyptian women experience various forms of discrimination in public and private life. One of the biggest results of discrimination is violence. Although the media condemns violence and raises awareness about its enormity in some outlets, it has been accused of accidently perpetuating violence as well. Daily News Egypt investigates how violence against Egyptian women is covered in both printed and televised media.
UN Declaration on women passes
Despite several reservations from countries such as Iran and Egypt, the declaration was signed unanimously