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Strengthening the Role of Women in Rural and Agricultural Areas – Obstacles and Opportunities
Strengthening the Role of Women in Rural and Agricultural Areas – Obstacles and Opportunities
Co-published by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the CIHEAM, the Watch letter n ° 40 "Strengthening the role of women in rural and agricultural areas - Obstacles and opportunities" aims to show different perspectives of the situation in the Mediterranean region by analyzing the challenges and opportunities in the socio-economic, social, environmental, legal and political domains.
The contributions allow us to better understand the mechanisms of discrimination, to identify the levers of change and to share good practices. A fundamental exercise to renew given the significant deficit in the collection and processing of sex-disaggregated data.
WL40 Full Report
Table of content
Editorial
Hommage à Cosimo Lacirignola, Feu Secrétaire général du CIHEAM
Leaving No One Behind: Women in Rural Communities Are Key to a Sustainable, Food Secure Future - Commission on the Status of Women 2018
Mohammad Naciri
Palestinian Women Empowerment in Rural Areas: 35 years of achievements in collaboration with PARC and rural women
Athar Hodali
FAO's commitment to empowering rural women in the Near East and North Africa region
Szilvia Lehel
Working against the grain: Voices of women from rural areas in Bulgaria
Petya Stavrera
Gender and climate induced migrations in the Mediterranean Region
Monia Braham
Agriculture familiale et genre dans le Nord de la méditerranée (cas de l'Italie)
Catia Zumpano
Les septs de chemins de l'agriculture à la nutrition et l'empowerment des femmes: transformations et manipulations d'un modèle graphique
Elisabeth Hofmann et Jean Etienne Bidou
Strategies on women empowerment and gender equality: how to reduce the gap between rural women and institutions
Rosanna Quagliariello
Promouvoir les modes de garde collectifs dans les territoires ruraux: une opportunité de répondre à l'ensemble des ODD et notamment d'égalité des sexes
François Fatoux
The impact of discriminatory social institutions on rural women's empowerment
Gaëlle Ferrand et Alejandra Meneses
The role of Women in Urban Agriculture and Food Security in Beit Lahia City, Gaza Strip
HadiFathi Khalil and Husam Al Najar
La percée des filles dans l'enseignement agricole technique français: entre obstacles et opportunités
Joachim Benet
Evaluation et chiffrage du rôle socio-économique et culturel des femmes dans les petites et moyennes exploitations agricoles du sud du Maroc
BEN EL AHMAR Mustapha
Faiminisme
Nora Bouazzouni
The European Parliament's Work on Women in Rural Areas
Rosa Llobregat
The impact of Socioeconomic characteristics on Empowerment of Bedouin women in Egypt
Elham Abdelaal
The impact of gender inequalities on food security: what policies are needed?
Marcela Villareal
BOX 1: L'exemple du bureau d'Appui à la femme rurale (Tunisie)
Narjess Hamrouni Idriss
BOX 2: Promotion of the Practice of Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) at the Household Level among Women in the Bedouin Community of Qatrana in the Karak Governate/ Jordan
Tala Khrais
BOX 3: Autopromotion des couches vulnérables (Femmes et jeunes filles) par la mise en place d'Activités Génératrices de Revenus (AGR) à Bordj Bou Arreridj (Algérie)
Smail Izerrouken et Houria Belouahri
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