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Egypt, Japan collaborate together to improve gender inequality issues
A joint forum between Egypt and Japan discussed their partnership for advancement of womenâs political, economic growth
Egyptian womenâs volleyball team beats Uganda and Botswana in African Olympic Qualifiers Tournament
In the African arena, Egypt’s national womenâs volleyball team previously won the 1976 Women’s African Volleyball Championship in Cairo. The team later won the 1989 Women’s African Volleyball Championship held in Mauritiusâ capital, Port Louis. Egypt was the winner of the 2003 Women’s African Volleyball Championship in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
Nike training app encourages womenâs inner athletes
The Nike Training Club sessions are inspired by the N+TC mobile app, which provides more than 100 workouts for free on iOS and Android
Womenâs rights organisations decry discrimination by State Council
Eleven organisations, including the New Woman Foundation, Nazra for Feminist Studies, and El Nadeem Centre for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence, issued a joint statement condemning the continued exclusion of women from judicial positions at the council
87% of females in Egypt aged 15 to 49 underwent FGM from 2004-2015: Unicef
On world FGM day, Egypt pledges to completely eradicate the practice by 2030
âWorth 100 Girlsâ: Social campaign calls attention to women with unique career paths
From Om Bassem the plumber to Asmaa the carpenter, âWorth 100 Girlsâ compiles 15 inspiring  stories of women fighting social taboos to earn their living
50 most influential women in Egyptian economy honoured, including 5 bankers
The ceremony will be held under the auspices of Prime Minister Sherif Ismail and will take place in the presence of key CEOs of companies, public, and private organisations in Egypt, as well as key businessmen and diplomatic officials in Egypt.
A woman finds a way to shine on Egypt’s streets
Om Hassan has worked as a shoe shiner for 16 years, paying for her 5 children to attend college
Unsafe abortion pervasive amid legislative, statistical silence
Absence of legal exceptions for abortions oblige many women to resort to non-supervised procedures
In Video: A Stand against all forms of violence against women
Video by Asmaa Gamal and Ahmed Hendawy Editing by: Omar Korashi
Egyptâs national female taekwondo team acquires first place at MasTKD
The sportsâ most famous magazine MasTKDsports, specialised in taekwondo, placed Egyptâs women national team for taekwondo as the best womenâs team in 2015 in accordance to its readersâ votes which reached 62.321. Second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth places went for Thailand, South Korea, China, the US, the UK, Turkey, and Taiwan, respectively.
Marital rape: Women between fear of reporting and weak legislation
Egyptian women exposed to marital rape are left with no adequate legal procedures to report their case, often compounding their fear to speak out
Women and coronary artery disease
Some research points to women being at greater risk of CAD than men
Female members aim to form parliamentary bloc
Women in the parliament say their husbands should receive diplomatic passports
In Cartoon: Violence against women
Historic Saudi election sees several women win seats
A number of women have won seats on municipal councils in the first-ever Saudi election allowing female voters and candidates, officials and media say. The result marks a milestone in the conservative kingdom’s history. At least nine women were elected into public office in Saturday’s landmark vote, Saudi officials and media said on Sunday. The …
Saudi Arabia sees first female elected official
A woman has been elected to the town council of Madrakah in western Saudi Arabia. Salma bint Hizab al-Oteibi ran in the first round of ballots contested by women in the country’s history. Salma bint Hizab al-Oteibi made history on Sunday by being elected to a municipal council seat in a town near Mecca, Saudi …
In Cartoon: Now in Egypt, foreigners marrying Egyptian women with more than 25 years age difference will have to pay 50,000 EGP
Unhappiness and early death not linked in women
Contradicting previous studies, scientists have revealed that – in women – there is no link between unhappiness and longevity. Data from more than 700,000 British women found similar ages of death
Mercedes chief Zetsche seeks female successor
“I think women are not only very good drivers, but very good at parking as well.”
Second phase run-off elections includes 19 women: ECWR
Women had a successful competition with men for individual seats, says El-Komsan
Angela Merkel marks ten years as Germany’s first female Chancellor
As German Chancellor Angela Merkel celebrates 10 years as the country’s political leader, domestic and international media have mused over her decennial tour de force. Her legacy is still unfolding. Precisely 10 years ago, a 51-year-old conservative politician took the helm of Europe’s largest economy and most populous country, steering Germany into a new era …
Women most affected by regional challenges: Nasr
An independent commission was formed in Egypt to eliminate all types of discrimination against women
UK women work for free for the rest of the year
Because of a lingering gap between what female and male workers earn, women in Britain are effectively working for free from Monday until the end of 2015. The government has called the discrepancies “a scandal.” Women working full-time in Britain took home about 5,000 pounds ($7,500, 6,980 euros) less a year than their male colleagues, …
Women and Copts achieve record results in first phase of parliamentary elections: Maat
The achievement is first of its kind in 60 years, says NGO
ESDP hosts âWomenâs Messages to the Peopleâ
Women MPs will share experiences and maximise learning for future prospective female MPs
Woman in niqab caught forging votes in parliamentary elections
Observers say she was trying to vote for others using their IDs
Fighting for their rights is many womenâs theme in Egypt: Naoom
Naoom perfectly sews plots of drama shows to mirror Egyptian society throughout the years
Al-Sisi urges Egyptians abroad to cast their votes
The president said this parliament is the last merit in Egyptâs political road map
Egypt ranks second in Most Powerful Arab Women in Government for 2015: Forbes Middle East
Egypt continues to lead the pack, with 18% of candidates