Cover | Title | Publisher(s) | Publishing Year | Synopsis | Dossier | Theme |
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MENA Agenda 1325 Outcome Report 2012: Ending Discrimination and Reinforcing Women's Peace and Security in the MENA Region | Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) | 2012 |
In late 2011, WILPF began to develop a programme to enhance the collective capacities of women’s rights organisations to respond to the unprecedented political events in the Middle East and North... [read more] |
Gender Equity Network | Social & Cultural Development, Anti-Discrimination, Gender |
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Women's Rights and Gender Equality for Sustainable Development: Discussing the Proposed SDGs within the Context of the Development Problematique in the Arab Region | United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) | 2015 |
This paper was prepared by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) as a background paper contributing to the Arab Sustainable Development Report. It focuses on gender equality... [read more] |
Gender Equity Network | Quality of Life, Policy Interventions, Gender |
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UNRWA experience in gbv programming: lessons form the first five years | United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) | 2015 |
This document provides elements of discussion and pragmatic solutions to challenges in addressing GBV in the context of resistance. It does not provide clear cut answers to all questions, but... [read more] |
Gender Equity Network | Domestic & Personal Violence, Gender, Human Rights & Protection |
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Cooperating out of isolation: the case of migrant domestic workers in Kuwait, Lebanon and Jordan | International Labour Organization | 2015 |
This paper is inspired by examples of domestic workers organizing themselves in different parts of the world through social and solidarity economy enterprises and organizations which have become... [read more] |
Migration, Mobility and Circulation, Gender Equity Network | Quality of Life, Migrant Workers, Livelihoods & Labour Rights |
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For a fee: The business of recruiting Bangladeshi women for domestic work in Jordan and Lebanon | International Labour Organization | 2015 |
This study aims to shed light on the industry that profits from the recruitment of women from South Asian countries into domestic work employment in the Middle East, with a particular focus on... [read more] |
Migration, Mobility and Circulation, Gender Equity Network | Quality of Life, Migrant Workers, Human Rights & Protection |
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Working with Men to Prevent Violence Against Women: An Overview (Part One) | National Electronic Network on Violence Against Women | 2004 |
This paper provides a brief overview of what is known about effective strategies for involving men in violence prevention efforts from the perspective of men who are recipients of anti-violence... [read more] |
Gender Equity Network | Domestic & Personal Violence, Family Issues, Human Rights & Protection |
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Working with Gender Based Violence Survivors: Reference Training Manual for Frontline Staff | United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) | 2012 |
This resource is a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reference training manual for frontline staff on how to work with GBV survivors. The... [read more] |
Gender Equity Network | Domestic & Personal Violence, Gender, Human Rights & Protection |
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International Migration Paper 48: Women Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon | International Labour Office Geneva | 2002 |
This study, prepared by Dr. Ray Jureidini, identifies practices and patterns that are the key causes for women domestic migrant workers' vulnerability in Bahrain and provide alternative approaches... [read more] |
Migration, Mobility and Circulation, Gender Equity Network | Migrant Workers, Gender, Human Rights & Protection |
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Women and Economic Power in Lebanon: The legal framework and challenges to women's economic empowerment | Collective for Research and Training on development – Action (CRTD-A) | 2010 |
This paper seeks to explain why women remain marginal in the Lebanese economy. It conducts a thorough review of literature to shed light on the economic, social and legal context to identify... [read more] |
Gender Equity Network | Training & Capacity Building, Economic Development, Gender |
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Transnational Activism in Lebanon's Women's Movement: Between FITNA, FAWDA, and Feminism | Lebanese American University | 2013 |
This thesis investigates transnational campaigns from the international and state level to consider the existence of transnational activism in Lebanon’s women’s movement. Lebanon’s women’s... [read more] |
Gender Equity Network | Social & Cultural Development, Civil Society Development, Gender |
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