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Gender interventions in Lebanon: between duplicated efforts and persistent gaps - التدخلات الجندرية في لبنان: بين جهود متكررة وثغرات مستمرة

This infographic provides an overview of gender actors and interventions in Lebanon*, and aims to highlight gaps and duplications in the sector. This visual shows that while beneficiaries are diverse, some groups remain less targeted such as trans*, policy makers, and persons living with mental health disabilities. At the same time, other categories appear as over-targeted and represented, notably the CSO sector, migrants, displaced individuals and refugees. The visual also shows that some areas of focus have been overlooked by actors (e.g.

Women’s Political Participation in Lebanon: An Overview of Empowerment Initiatives in Lebanon (2009-2019) - مشاركة المرأة في السياسة في لبنان: لمحة شاملة عن مبادرات التمكين في لبنان (٢٠٠٩ - ٢٠١٩)

This infographic presents a mapping of the main Women’s Political Empowerment (WPE) and Women’s Political Participation (WPP) initiatives in Lebanon from 2009 to 2019. These initiatives were grouped according to four primary key themes, the main focus of these programs as well as their type of activity. The visual below highlights an overwhelming focus of initiatives on women’s political participation in the formal political arena, without giving much consideration to political empowerment outside the realm of formal politics.

Barriers hindering women's full political participation in Lebanon

Lebanon Support has conducted a grounded, participatory research with women in four organisational structures in Lebanon: a political party, a syndicate, a social movement, and a civil society organisation, between July 2017 and April 2018. Research findings show obstacles voiced by women that impede their political participation.

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