Publications

Women and Decision-Making in Morocco (2008)

The study was published in preparation for the 4th Arab women development report on “Arab women and Decision-Making”. The publication was based on a quantative study using quasi-directed interviews and life stories with 21 women and men with the goal of understanding t...

Gender and Decision-Making : a case study of the republic of the Sudan (2008)

The study was published in preparation for the Arab Women Development Report on “Arab Women and Decision- Making”. The publication consists of a qualitative/quantitative study based on the analysis of the content of interviews with 13 women and men who held leadership...

Report of the Regional Meeting of Experts Informal Emplyment in Arab States :(2008)

In the Framework of the regional meeting of experts held from July 15 to 17, 2008 in Tunis as part of the joint regional initiative between the Center for Arab Women Training and Research “CAWTAR” and the international Labor Organization – Regional Office for Ara...

CAWTAR’s training package on adolescence (2008)

Based on CAWTAR’s 2nd Arab Woman development report “Arab adolescent girls: Reality and perspectives”, this training package has been developed as an intermediary resource, to be customized by trainers for working with different groups and contexts.

Dietary Practices and Social Transformations in Tunisia :(2008)

The study was published as a result of a socio-anthropological field research aimed at highlighting the impact of dietary practices as an important indicator of the major social transformations and radical changes on the lifestyles on individuals and groups. The study aims to expl...

Arab Women and Information and Communication Technology (2007)

The publication contains four scientific papers on issues related to aspects of the interaction of Arab Women with information and communication technology and the utilization of digital technology and interactive communication, especially the Internet. Papers carried the followin...

By Thread and Needle : a catalogue of Embroideries of Arab Women (2007)

“By Thread and Needle” is an embroidery catalogue which includes photos and information on the handcrafts of women who benefited from micro-credit in the Arab countries; in addition it also covers the experience of some organizations that support women in this field in...

Women Entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa : Characteristics, Contributions and Challenges (2007)

The study contains the outcome of a quantitative field study conducted in field study conducted in five Arab countries : Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Tunisia and lebanon and covered 1228 women entrepreneurs. The study addressed the characteristics of women entreprene...

No More Marginalization: photo competition (2007)

The publication includes the best photos submitted for the competition on the theme “women and men working in the informal sector in the Arab region”, in an attempt to illustrate the marginalization experienced by many groups of women and men engaged in informal econom...

Directory Of: Poverty Reduction and Micro Credit for Woman Empowerment in the Arab Countries (2007)

CAWTAR has published this Directory of Institutions and NGOs specialized in poverty-reduction and micro-credit to address one of the most long-left needs for a regional medium to facilitate access to information of low- income women to available programs and services. Identifying...