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

This infographic was published by UN Women in 2014 as a component to The Beijing Platform for Action Turns 20 campaign. It offers information and figures to illustrate women's roles in economies

This report summarizes the Committee on Women of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia's (ESCWA) sixth session in Kuwait,on 4 and 5 December 213. At the session,the Committee considered

to provide an initial review of the services available to victims of violence against women in ESCWA member countries and to evaluate the referral systems for the protection of victims and for the

This report,published by The World Bank,examines the gains,limits,and declines in gender equality throughout the world. It examines such indicators as female literacy,workforce participation,political

Building upon a Save the Children regional participatory research initiative on kinship care that was undertaken in West Central Africa and East Africa,Save the Children in Jordan adapted the research

This report is a chapter in Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Progress Amid Resistance,published by Freedom House. It provides a history of the women's rights movement in Jordan and

Complementing the World Development Report 212: Gender Equality and Development (WDR 212),this report,Opening Doors: Gender Equality in the Middle East and North Africa,focuses on the challenges and