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Highlight
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Women & Economy || NOWARA on women in
agriculture: Official statistics do not reflect the real size of
women’s participation || Statistics
An official survey on women’s participation in
agriculture in which they are playing an active role and increasing
productivity. However, the extent of women participation
remains unclear and poorly documents. Read
more
Women & Economy || Women’s rights to work
frustrated by Parliament, employers and nurseries || Articles
An article about the challenges facing pregnant
women workers noting the new maternity leave law which has yet to
materialise despite its urgency. Read
more
Women & Economy || Unemployment amongst the
youth pushes them towards higher education whilst awaiting
employment opportunities || Articles
A report on unemployment rates which was estimated
to run high at around 53% amongst the youth in Lebanon and on the ways in which young people cope with this problem. Read
more
Women & Law || The Nationality Campaign partakes
in a Ministerial Commission meeting to review the nationality law
|| Movements
The Nationality Campaign took part in the meeting of
the Ministerial Commission set up in March 2012 and mandated to
review the current discriminatory nationality law. Read
more
Women & Law || As Safir day at the Arab book
fair reminds visitors of laws that remain discriminatory against
women || Seminars
A number of women groups took part in the As Safir
day organized on Saturday December 15th at the Biel exhibition
centre and introduced visitors to the various on-going campaigns
seeking to reform laws that remain discriminatory against women. Read
more
Women & Society || Gender based violence in the
Lebanese media || Articles
A study conducted by Nahawand Kaderi on the ways in
which the media addresses the issue of violence against women and
especially the difficulties faced by journalists whilst working on
this topic. Read
more
Women
& Society || 62% of nurses in Lebanon suffer from violence and
verbal abuse || Reports
The American University of Beirut released the
results of a study conducted between June 2011 and June 2012 and
entitled: “National study on violence against female and male
nurses: prevalence, impact and causes”. Read
more
Women & Society || The Ministry of Social
Affairs launches the “literacy is freedom” programme for illiterate
women and adults || Programmes
The Ministry of
Social Affairs launched its new programme entitled “literacy is
freedom” in collaboration with the UNESCO regional bureau for Arab
states and the Italian Embassy. Read
more
CRTD.A’s
Activities
National Knowledge Sharing Seminar on Active
Citizenship, Gender and Social Entitlements || 12-12-2012
Some 78 activists, practitioners and researchers
took part in CRTD.A’s National Knowledge Sharing Seminar entitled
"Research Sharing Seminar on Active Citizenship, Gender and
Social Entitlements" and which was held at the YWCA venue in
Ain el Mreisseh. The seminar was the culmination of six years of
research on active citizenship and social entitlements as well as
the size, topography and role of Faith Based Organizations in Lebanon. Read
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