Gender Based Violence

Solidarity As Resistance. Multidimensional Fears, Vulnerabilities and Coping Mechanisms Among Women Leading Households in Lebanon. | التضامُن كفعل مقاومة في وجه الأزمات. الخوف المتعدد الجوانب والهشاشة وآليات التكيّف بين النساء المعيلات لأسرهنّ في لبنان.

This ethnographic study looks at the trajectories and lived experiences of women leading households in Lebanon. It focuses on their challenges and coping mechanisms throughout the economic crisis that unfolded as of the end of 2019. It provides an in-depth investigation of the trajectories of eleven women leading households.

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The Civil Society Review issue 5 “Challenging Power: Gender and Social Justice in the Middle East” is out! | December 2021-صدَر العدد الخامس من مجلة المجتمع المدني "تحدّي السلطة: الجندر والعدالة الإجتماعية في الشرق الأوسط" | كانون الأوّل/ديسمبر ٢٠٢١

Our centre is pleased to announce that the Civil Society Review issue 5 “Challenging Power: Gender and Social Justice in the Middle East” is now published and available in open access!

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Gender

Gender Based Violence

Gender Equality

Gender Discrimination

MENA Region

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On Chaos, Disruption, and Women in Public Space: Cairo’s Street Situation and the Murder of the “Maadi Girl” and the Single “Al Salam Doctor”

Achieving Long Term Goals on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Protection in Lebanon

Introduction

Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) working on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) protection and response in Lebanon aim to provide holistic services across the country with a survivor-centred approach. Many organisations provide services in-house, while other services require external referrals through a strong referral system. However, funding is scarce and government support is negligible. This is particularly evident in the areas of shelters and legal aid.

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Setting the Agenda towards Gender Equity

The 2018 parliamentary elections in Lebanon witnessed the largest participation of women in the country’s history with 86 out 113 female candidates making it on the final electoral lists (Baturni and Halinan 2018, 1-3). Yet, out of the 128 elected candidates, only 6 were women (The Daily Star 2018). More recently, since the October 2019 protests, women have been at the forefront of mobilisations, organising sit-ins, marches, demonstrations, and chanting feminist slogans.

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