Algeria
Egypt
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
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Syria *
TunisiaUnion for the Mediterranean online event: women are a crucial agent of change
In order to celebrate the International Women’s day, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) hosted an online event on 5 March attended by more than 700 participants. In line with this year’s UN theme, the UfM webinar brought together stakeholders from across sectors to analyse the challenges that women and girls face to access leadership positions and share best practices on how to foster women and girls’ leadership across the region.
The webinar covered a wide variety of topics, from agriculture and the agri-food sector, women entrepreneurs and the digital economy to the health care sector. Marked by the intervention of DG NEAR on the new EU Gender Action Plan in its external action (Gap III), this webinar was the occasion to present UfM Women Business Forum and the CEED and UNIDO labelled projects.
The webinar’s panelists highlighted the need for inclusive legal frameworks and holistic policy making as key to work towards more equitable and inclusive societies, with women as equal participants in all sectors. Speakers agreed on the importance of addressing the root causes of inequality, such as gender stereotypes and cultural norms that still hinder women’s equal participation in leadership positions and the labour market more generally. Overall, it was agreed that women are a crucial agent of change that can lead our way towards building more resilient economies and societies.
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Countries covered:
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Algeria
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Egypt
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Israel
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Jordan
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Lebanon
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Libya
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Morocco
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Palestine *
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Syria *
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Tunisia
