This report was compiled from the findings and case studies presented at a workshop held on 5-6 December 2004, in Cairo Egypt. This report contains an overview on global trends and regional analyses, implementing legislated quotas for women, quota adopted by political parties, methods on enhance women’s participation, and the role of the international community and international instruments. The international IDEA had convened a series of regional workshops to gather qualitative data. The report also has 6 case studies about women’s participation and quota include comparative experiences with quotas, address the culture challenges to women’s representation in the Arab world, and point the opportunities that could be seized in order to meet those challenges.
Focusing on electoral system reform, the participation of women, and the development of political parties, the Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) discusses the potential for thes...
This report, published by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), explores the gender dimension of the popular movements that have swept a number of Arab cities. It begins by asse...
The report reviewed all the national pieces of legislation, policies, practices and procedures with a view to show the extent to which they are in harmony with Jordan’s CEDAW commitments. Additionally...
This article provides a broad overview of how women have organized in the Middle East and North Africa to fight for human rights and dignity. Moghadam argues that by organizing for their rights, women...