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Banks start issuing free e-wallets on International Women’s Day, Arab Financial Inclusion Day
CBE aims to encourage more people to join official banking system, says Elkosayer
Egyptian Females reach 47.5 million: CAPMAS on International Women’s Day
Programme of solidarity, dignity benefited 89% of women, says Ministry of Planning
Shell Egypt highlights success stories of Egyptian women on International Women’s Day
Shell Egypt announced the completion of its campaign entitled ‘Driven by Passion,’ which aims to support female role models and highlight their successes. This comes in parallel with the International Women’s Day, and the company’s belief in the important role women play in the energy industry and in the society as a whole. Launched in …
International Women’s Day: where does Egypt stand in terms of women’s economic empowerment?
Friday 8 March marks the International Women’s Day 2019, while several government officials, parliamentarians, and UN women personnel assembled to ring the stock exchange bell to raise awareness on the importance of women’s economic empowerment. The first International Women’s Day to be officially recognized was back in 1911, and 2019 marks the 107th annual celebration. …
Egypt’s Harley Davidson bikers celebrate International Women’s Day
Hundreds of bikers gathered on Friday morning to celebrate International Women’s Day in the first female bike ride organised by Harley Davidson in Egypt with Misr Foundation for Health and Sustainable Development, and “Enty El Aham” campaign. The event was attended by several celebrities that joined to support the cause and raise people’s awareness about …
How will different institutions in Egypt celebrate the IWD?
The eighth of March will bring together global governments, women organisations, businesses, and charities together under the banner of International Women’s Day (IWD), an event dedicated to celebrating to what extent women achieved success in society, politics, and economics. Meanwhile, the day has political roots due to strikes and protests that are often organised to …
Why does the world celebrate International Women’s Day?
Every year on 8 March, the whole world celebrates the International Women’s Day (IWD), the aim of the day is to celebrate and to focus on women’s historic struggle for their rights. This worldwide event celebrates women’s achievements in all fields from the political to the social, while calling for gender equality. The world still …
Sami Amin joins He for She on International Women’s Day
Fashion is a method of compassionate communication and expression. While it has been limited to women during the previous decades, the local industry has been taking steps towards including more men. In celebration of the International Women’s Day, UN Women, Regional Office for Arab States in partnership with #HeForShe reached out to few men figures …
NCWR’s president to participate in 61st CSW session
“Al-ta’marbouta is Your Strength” in Egypt will be launched internationally, says NCWR
Cancer fighters celebrate International Women`s Day
Egyptian female pilot flies world’s biggest passenger aeroplane on International Women’s Day
Egyptian women celebrated this year’s International Women’s Day with a new achievement adding to their record of bravery and overcoming challenges. Emirates Airlines announced on Tuesday that it was having Egyptian captain Nevine Darwish fly the world’s biggest commercial airplane, the A380, as the first female ever. On its official Facebook page, Emirates Airlines posted …
In Cartoon: The Story of International Women’s Day
In Video: Government officials ring the bell for gender equality
Video by Menan Khater Edting by Omar Korashi
How Egyptian females celebrated International Women’s Day
On 8 March of every year, countries such as China and Nepal celebrate women by giving them the day off as an official holiday
My visit to the Family Court in Abshway
By Anita Nirody, UNDP Resident Representative This week, I visited Abshway district in the Fayoum Governorate for the launch of the Legal Aid Office in the Abshway Family court. My visit was within the context of a project that the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Egypt is implementing with the Ministry of Justice. UNDP …
Foreign ministry reviews Egypt’s human rights
The statement tackled the subjects of children, women and inmates rights
Equality for women and girls is progress for all: Lydia’s story
By Sabine Pallas Each year on 8 March, the International Land Coalition (ILC) celebrates International Women’s Day. The theme for 2014 is ‘Equality for women is progress for all’. The story of one young woman I met in Rwanda recently during a learning route organised by ILC and the NGO Procasur illustrates this theme perfectly. …
Saudi women activists demand end to ‘absolute’ male control
Saudi Arabia imposes a strict interpretation of Islamic law, forbidding women to work or travel without the authorisation of their male guardians.
Egyptian women demand rights on International Women’s Day
Women’s march calls for rights, equality, justice and the fall of the regime
Egyptian women will march to ‘reclaim their rights’
Women from various political parties and movements will march from Talaat Harb to the press syndicate on International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day 2013 to focus on women in the workplace
The event will celebrate and emphasise the importance of hiring women to participate in the growth of economies around the globe, especially in underdeveloped nations