Publications

National Legislations, Policies and Mechanisms: impact on economic empowerment of women in the Arab Region : Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Tunisia (2012)

This study seeks to review the national efforts taken by the countries (Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Tunisia) through legislation, policies and strategies, procedures and mechanisms and initiatives to achieve gender equality in the field of women and human rights in general and in...

Mapping of the Situation of Women Participation in politics in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia (2009) (French & English& Arabic)

This publication was produced in the framework of the project "Strengthening women's leadership and participation in politics and decision-making process in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia”, initiated by The United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the A...

Rural women and local development in Jordan, Palestine and Tunisia (2012)

The study “Rural Women and Local Development in (Jordan, Palestine and Tunisia” is conducted within the framework of the Oxfam-Quebec Regional Economic Empowerment of Women Project (REEWP).

Three researches were conducted in three targeted count...

Gender Arab Media : Training Kit (2012)

(Publication is in hard copy at CAWTAR)

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

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...

Situation Analysis of Gender Based Violence in Lebanon(2012)

The objective of this Situation Analysis Report is to give an overview of, and provide a baseline for the situation of gender-based violence (GBV) in Lebanon through the prisms of gender equality and human rights of women throughout life cycle. An analytical inventory of the stren...

Gender Impact of Trade Liberalization in the MENA Region

This compilation of papers was published in preparation for a regional report on gender and institutional reforms.

It contains scientific papers by researchers from the Arab World and beyond.

The papers address the relationship betwe...

Catalogue of Posters to Fight Gender Based Violence : 2010

Published in December 2010, The Catalogue includes 173 posters (56 were collected in the framework of the competition and 117 were produced by institutions), and covered 13 Arab countries : Jordan, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Libya, Egypt, Mo...

Directory of Govermental and Non Governmental Institutions to Support Women and Girls Survivors of Violence:Together Against Gender Based Violence: 2010

The directory provides all necessary information in Arabic, French and English, and includes various data about 415 governmental and non-governmental institutions, international and regional organizations and networks working in the field of anti-gender-based violence. It also pro...