women’s rights

Immediately following the first 18 days of the revolution, Egyptian women around the country had greater hopes that their profile…

"The third place" is a sociological term that refers to informal public spaces. It is the cafe where you go…

Women "will have a place" in Libya after the fall of Muammar Qadhafi, interim Prime Minister Abdel Rahim al-Kib said…

Four Egyptian women found their way on to Newsweek’s 2012 "150 Women Who Shake The World." Newsweek explained the list…

On International Women’s Day, thousands of women in Cairo marched from the Journalists Syndicate to the Parliament building, summing up…

In a transition period dominated by Islamists and where women’s issues are generally dismissed as a trivial concern, many worry…

As International Women’s Day arrives again, many women in Egypt worry that their lives will change for the worse in…

As part of the “Let’s write our constitution ourselves” initiative, the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights (ECWR) will form a…

Dozens of attendees halted a public lecture on the status of Egyptian women late Monday, shouting against the chairwoman of…

Opportunities from the Arab Spring to boost the low number of women in parliaments are being missed, while globally the…