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Latest in Tag: women
Society is embracing ideas of hardliners: Amna Nosseir
I support Al-Sisi in the coming election for his accomplishments and I told him he needs better aides
Administrative Prosecution issues report on advantages, challenges of women in public sector
The Administrative Prosecution Authority, headed by Faryal Kotb, issued a report on the most prominent advantages and challenges faced by women in public sector jobs within the framework of the state’s efforts for its designated year of women, 2017. The report listed the negative aspects of discrimination against women in public sector jobs and ways …
One of Africaâs most influential women in business, government is Yomna El Sheridy
Yomna El Sheridy is the founder and managing director of Special Food Industry International Co, manufacturer and exporter of table olives, pickled vegetables, and sun-dried tomatoes. She has over 20 years of experience in food processing and has worked in the export and marketing of food products at a global level. El Sheridy has worked …
Entreprenelle holds âSHE CANâ18â event for women entrepreneurship in Cairo on 2,3 MarchÂ
Prominent issue causing gap in entrepreneurship field is women unaware of available resources in market, says Entreprenelle founder
BWE21 will hold its 4th annual conference between 17 to 21 February
The aim of the conference is to demonstrate the success of women’s leadership as a role model in promoting Egyptian economy in the Middle East, says chairperson of BWE21
Women break political taboosÂ
Huda Sha’arawi struggled for 99 years, calling for Egyptian women’s electoral, political rights; now, six ministries in Egypt led by women
NCW signs cooperation protocol with AccorHotels to support womenÂ
Over 35% AccorHotels employees are women
StreetPal helps women fight sexual harassment
Hope to run the application abroad in 2020, says StreetPal cofounder
Our only weapon now is Arab solidarity: Mervat Al-Talawy
Number of female POWs reached 52 in occupationâs prisons, says Palestine’s representative in the Executive Council of the Arab Women Organisation
Deprivation of inheritance is form of violence against women: NCW president
Inheritance law very important as women are victims most vulnerable to this crime, says Sakina Fouad
When women work
According to a report released by Egyptâs Central Administration for Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) in April 2016, women account for approximately 22.5-23.5% of the local labour market compared to 46% in the UK, 47% in Russia, and 50% in South Korea, as examples. Even though the portion of women in the active workforce has slightly …
Breaking barriers: towards equality between women and men in politics
“We hope women will represent 30% of parliament seats,” says NCW head
Facts about International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women
About 750 million females married before 18th birthday in 2017, says UNICEF
Implementing womenâs economic empowerment for shaping global economy
A study about implementing womenâs economic empowerment for shaping the global economy was conducted by Citibank, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the European Commission. The study aims to dig deeper in strengthening the role of women, not only in terms of the labour force, but also in terms of reaching higher …
Christine Massarany addresses women with busy schedulesÂ
With the sounds of a game unfolding in the next room and the humming noise of a television left hanging between one cartoon series and another, she cradles a new sketch while her ideas begin to translate on paper. As the waist shoots higher and the tail waltz towards the opposite direction, her pencil moves …
There is abuse by State Council towards women’s appointments in council: Gadallah
Omnaya Gadallah, who filed a case against the State Council for refusing to enrol women in the State Council, said that there is abuse by the council towards women’s appointments in the council. This came during the conference on the problems of women`s appointment in the judiciary, which was organised by the Nazra Institution for …
34%Â of Egyptian families are headed by women, equivalent to 8m families
The number of Egyptian families that are headed and supported by women has registered at 34%, accounting for around 8m families, according the National Centre for Social and Criminological Research. On the other hand, census data that was published by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) estimates the number of families headed …
Banks put women’s economic, social empowerment at top of prioritiesÂ
Initiatives and funding programmes for women led by the CBE in cooperation with the National Council for Women and a number of bodies and banksÂ
Egypt’s banking sector strongly supports women
The CBE is set to sign an agreement to launch “Women leading the future” program, and the banks direct a large part of their funds to women Â
IFC, Switzerland sign agreement to expand financing women across MENA
Women own over 300,000 SMEs in MENA, which is about a third of SMEs of the region, says IFC
Womenâs economic empowerment to lead to world economy increase by 26%: Nasr
The minister said that the ministry allocated 50% of grants of SMEs to the neediest women
Arab Women Investors Union honours Al-Sisi for his efforts in supporting women
Union to inject EGP 1.7bn of new investments in Egypt: Nasr
Investigating Paradise: Women are stigmatized to be cursed whenever
Film is directed by Merzak Allouache
New $1bn initiative by World Bank to enable womenâs entrepreneurship
The World Bank Group is launching a new facility to raise over $1 billion to fund womenâs entrepreneurship and provide aspiring businesswomen in developing countries with more access to finance markets. The announcement comes as part of the activities of the G20 leadersâ summit that is currently taking place in the German city of Hamburg, …
Egyptâs first female governor is optimistic about the future of Egyptian women under Al-Sisi
Egyptâs future first female governor, Nadia Abdo, wept when she heard Mohamed Mursi had been elected president in 2012; her tears provoked by fears that the Islamist politician would impose limitations on women professionals like herself. But Mursi lasted barely a year in power before he was ousted by the military in July 2013, with …
Wonder Woman Challenges Evil’s Archetype
Because, as much as we might wish we did, we donât have a Wonder Woman of our own flying into the sky
Wonder Woman: between empowerment and imperialism
What does it mean for a young woman in Egypt or the Arab World whoâas this reviewer doesâwants to respond to the message of empowerment this film provides, but cannot separate it from the violence in which it was created?
Sahr Nasr vows to empower women, provide equal investment opportunity
The minister says government has set half of SME grants to finance women in poor areas
Sherif Ismail inaugurates âEgypt Canâ event for womenÂ
The event was endorsed by Al-Sisi and was attended by prominent Egyptian women
‘We need better training for women in tourism’
One in ten jobs on the planet is linked to tourism, according to an industry body. Can tourism improve the living standards of women, or the environment? DW spoke to Jane Ashton, Director of Sustainability at TUI Group.DW: According to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), tourism accounts for 10 percent of global Gross …
