Latest in Tag: women’s rights Highlight
Latest in Tag: women’s rights
Women protect rights from Islamist groups
By Sarah Mikhail /Reuters CAIRO: Feminists dismayed that Egypt’s revolution is failing to advance their cause are trying to rally disparate women’s groups to defend women’s rights from perceived threats from resurgent Islamists and other conservatives. “The revolution is stolen by the military, the government, professionally organized groups like the Muslim Brotherhood and traditional political parties …
UN Women’s first report notes progress and remaining inequalities for Egyptian women
CAIRO: In its first global report, UN Women, established last year to accelerate progress on gender equality and women’s empowerment, highlighted vast improvements women in Egypt and across the region have made in recent decades, but noted the significant work that lies ahead. According to the report released Wednesday titled “Progress of the World’s Women: …