Words Against Silence
Published in 2020 Publisher: Syrian Canter for Legal Studies and Research By : Joumana Seif and Wejdan Nassif
Lost Opportunity the Status of Syrian Women Refugees in the Jordanian Labour Market and their Contribution
Launched in September 1st 2018, EuroMed Feminist Initiative has started implementing a multi-country project “Strengthening access to protection, participation and services for women refugees, IDPs and host communities”. This project is funded bythe EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, the EU MADAD Fund. The overall objective is to improve the livelihood, […]
Baseline Assessment – Madad for Women – Main Findings 2019
Since the start of the war in Syria in 2011, millions of Syrians have become displaced creating the largest refugee crisis worldwide. The conflict has left many Syrian refugees across the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) living in extremely challenging situations, and lacking resources required to cover their basic needs. Moreover, the large […]
Gender-Sensitive Transitional Justice Process in Syria
The international conference “Gender-sensitive transitional justice process in Syria” organized by EuroMed Feminist Initiative, in collaboration with the Syrian Feminist Lobby, took place on 20 – 21 February 2019 in Paris, in the frame of the program Toward Sustainable Peace and Democracy in Syria Through Strengthening Civil Society and Women Rights funded by Sweden. The […]
Violence Against Women and Girls in the South Mediterranean
Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) is a global phenomenon and is recognised, in line with international human rights standards, as a violation of women’s human rights. Important efforts have been made in recent years to adapt national legislations, strategies and policies to international standards to address and prevent VAWG more effectively. In 2019, the […]
Women in Emerging Syrian Media
Research by Syrian Female Journalists Network https://media.sfjn.org/en/women-in-emerging-syrian-media/
Syrian Women Journalists and Human Rights Defenders in the Digital Space: Risks and Threats
Given the long-standing political context since 2011 in the country and the ensuing war and its impacts, including the collapse of infrastructure, repression and the dispersion of Syrians across the world, many Syrian women consider the digital space unsafe. Others consider it chaotic, unregulated, and unfair due to the impunity enjoyed by perpetrators of digital […]
A Study on Feminism in Syrian Art
If we were to explore the creative spirit of Syrian feminism in art, with the assumption that creativity has gender and nationality, we might follow a methodology of thinking similar to that adopted by novelist Virginia Woolf at the start of the 20th century or that adopted by the art historian Linda Nochlin in the […]
Gender Dynamics within Syrian Civil Society
Based on this research, CSOs reinforce gender hierarchies in the workplace. These hierarchies operate on different levels, and these include (1) decision making, (2) positions and ranking, and (3) numbers and representation. Women are often excluded from decision-making positions unless these positions were at an organization that focuses solely on gender or women’s rights. In […]