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Latest in Tag: women
New $1bn initiative by World Bank to enable women’s entrepreneurship
The World Bank Group is launching a new facility to raise over $1 billion to fund women’s 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 leaders’ summit that is currently taking place in the German city of Hamburg, …
Egypt’s first female governor is optimistic about the future of Egyptian women under Al-Sisi
Egypt’s 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 don’t 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 who—as this reviewer does—wants 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 “Egypt Can” event for women
The event was endorsed by Al-Sisi and was attended by prominent Egyptian women
‘We need better training for women in tourism’
Are women better investors?
Sahar Nasr chosen as first woman to join UN Social Impact Fund’s Consultative Committee
The Minister of Investment and International Cooperation discussed with the head of the UN Development Program the establishment of a fund to support development-oriented investments in Egypt
Women around the world: Latvia
Nasr, EU sign €10m grant agreement to promote women’s rights in Egypt
The European Union and its countries contributes support of €11bn to Egypt, says Danielsson
Al-Sisi announces 2017 as “Year of Egyptian women”
The president emphasised women’s central role for the future of Egypt
2017: a new era for hijabi women in fashion
Walking in mega shopping malls around the Arab world is often a journey among the world’s number one commercial campaigns. From ethnic models to Caucasian women and men that equally fail to relate to Middle Eastern beauty aesthetics, shop windows and flashy ads often display an obvious neglect of many countries and ethnicities. Manal Rostom …
Egyptian women participated effectively in saving Egypt from extremism: Al-Sisi
The president honored martyrs’ mothers and other leading female figures during Egyptian Women’s Day celebration
Women and their day
On 8 March 1857, thousands of women went out to protest on the streets of New York against the inhumane conditions under which they were forced to work. Even though police intervened to disperse the protests, it still managed to make officials to look into the problems of working women. On 8 March 1908, thousands …
Women constitute 22.5% of total labour force: CAPMAS
Between 2014 and 2015, illiteracy rate decreased from 33.1% to 27.3% among females and from 17.8% to 14.7% among males, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), which issued a press release on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March. CAPMAS noted that the unemployment rate reached …
Consumer Protection Agency prevents campaign promoting violence against women
The campaign originally aimed to share female stories of success and breaking social taboos, yet their teaser ads caused a wave of criticism
A book reveals women’s hushed torments in Upper Egypt
Women in Upper Egypt are very creative, strong, and socially aware. Yet, they lack support, education, and medical awareness, says writer
Women’s gyms lay bare limits of Saudi reforms
A Saudi decision to license within weeks the kingdom’s first women-only gyms constitutes progress in a country in which women’s rights are severely curtailed. It also lays bare the limitations of Deputy Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman’s plan for social and economic reforms that would rationalise and diversify the kingdom’s economy. Restrictions on what activities …
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I Want a Divorce tackles women’s struggles in Egyptian society
Over the past few years, we have licensed to some terrifying statistics about the rapidly increasing numbers of divorce cases. The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) recently estimated one divorce is filed every four minutes. Although divorce is considered a mutual responsibility between husband and wife in many countries, women are still …
Mishwar seeks expansion in Greater Cairo, recruiting 10,000 women
Mishwar Company launched its first training courses, to teach women driving cars, last week, within an initiative launched by the company last month under the name “Women Can Drive”. It aims to provide driving lessons for women and give them the chance to join the company’s Eve Department, which offers transportation services by female drivers. …
In Pictures: March held at Cairo University on Arab Women’s Day
Cairo University held a march on Wednesday on the occasion of Arab Women’s Day, celebrated on 1 February. The march was organised by the university president and the National Council for Women Rights in solidarity with displaced and refugee women in the Arab region. The purpose of the Arab Women’s Day is to assure the …
Investment, international cooperation, social solidarity, expatriate affairs ministers to participate in EGYPS 2017 Women in Energy Conference
Cairo is set to host the EGYPS Women in Energy Conference on Thursday, on the third day of the Egypt Petroleum Show, which opens 14-16 February 2017 at the Cairo International Convention Centre, as part of the announcement that 2017 is the year of women and under the high patronage of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. …
Young directors vie for Max Ophüls Prize with films on freedom, migration and women
4 Egyptian women qualify for squash J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions’ quarterfinals
After the second round ended, four Egyptian female squash champions—Nour El-Sherbini, Nouran Gohar, Omneya Abdel Kawy, and Raneem El-Welily—made it to the 2017 J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions’ quarterfinals. The four Egyptian champions were the ones who represented Egypt at the 2016 Women’s World Team Squash Championships celebrated in December. They made Egypt proud by …
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In Mahmoud Abou Zaid’s realism, women claim modest victories
Mahmoud Abou Zaid passed away in December 2016
Exhibition explores Egyptian women’s hidden traditional handicrafts
Exhibition explores Egyptian women’s hidden traditional handicrafts
The portraits portray women practicing all types of handicrafts, even those which were culturally known as jobs only occupied by men
Sports and Youth Affairs Ministry honours Egyptian Women’s squash team
The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs honored on Sunday the Egyptian women’s squash team that represented Egypt at the 2016 WSF World Team Squash Championships. The ceremony, held at the ministry’s headquarters, honoured Nour El-Sherbiny, Omneya Abdel Kawy, Raneem El-Welily, and Nouran Gohar. All four athletes are also being given EGP 75,000. The team …
Egyptian women turn to technology to provide for their families
Sitting at home, Noha Soliman, a 35-year-old homemaker, occasionally spent her free time making home accessories, fabrics, and wood paintings. She often participated in exhibitions to sell some of her wares and earn some extra cash, but the return was neither sustainable nor enough. “But a website called To7fa Bazaar turned my life around,” Soliman …