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Cairo to host high-profile Arab conference on equality for women
Egypt
February 1, 2015
Cairo to host high-profile Arab conference on equality for women
Cairo will host on 2 and 3 February a high-profile Arab conference on justice and equality for women in the…
Women hold rally in Cairo to demand investigation into protestor deaths
Egypt
January 29, 2015
Women hold rally in Cairo to demand investigation into protestor deaths
A group of women protested in Cairo on Thursday against the death of Shaimaa Sabbagh and around 25 other activists…
Fling or ring? Men’s mating preferences not hard wired: study
Life & Style
January 14, 2015
Fling or ring? Men’s mating preferences not hard wired: study
From scientific studies to sitcoms, society portrays men as wired to prefer sexual flings and spurn commitment, and evolution wanted…
Women replace men ploughing, planting and harvesting crops
Egypt
November 22, 2014
Women replace men ploughing, planting and harvesting crops
Gamalat Suleiman has never read about women’s rights or joined any of the rights groups. The axe, that she held…
Job authority spells depression for women: US study
Health & Fitness
November 20, 2014
Job authority spells depression for women: US study
Women in authority appear to be more vulnerable to depression than their male counterparts, a study by sociologists in the…
CAPMAS: 3.8 million unemployed in 2013
Business
April 30, 2014
CAPMAS: 3.8 million unemployed in 2013
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said that the unemployment rate in 2013 stood at 13.2 percent…
President calls on women to take part in referendum on constitution
Egypt
December 21, 2013
President calls on women to take part in referendum on constitution
Interim President Adly Mansour has called on Egyptian women to take part in the referendum on the newly amended Constitution. In…
Women’s international film festival to open Saturday
Cinema/TV
November 13, 2013
Women’s international film festival to open Saturday
The sixth Cairo International Women’s Film Festival (CIWFF) will open on Saturday, running from 16-22 November. 35 movies from 25…
Women’s organizations call for women quota system in the constitution
Egypt
September 16, 2013
Women’s organizations call for women quota system in the constitution
Women's rights organizations called for escalating actions in case of the newly-drafted Constitution's failure to meet the demands of women.
Turkish parliament approves articles on women, homosexuals in draft constitution
World
August 13, 2013
Turkish parliament approves articles on women, homosexuals in draft constitution
Constitutional Consensus Committee members agreed on two articles in the new Turkish draft constitution during a parliamentary session on Monday.Turkish…