Women and Children First
Women and children migrant voices, especially after the pandemic, must be amplified in discussions around the Global Compact, which aims to bring world governments in line with good and safe migration governance.
Tag: Women
Funding Feminism: Grantmaking for Women’s Rights
Anne Firth Murray, founding president of the Global Fund for Women, chronologizes a lifetime of harms faced by women and posits community as a remedy.
Learning from a Diplomatic Trailblazer to Tackle Global Inequalities
Guest speaker at the 16th Nadia Younes Memorial Lecture, Dutch Minister Sigrid Kaag, presented ideas for geopolitical challenges in the Middle East and North Africa during and after the coronavirus pandemic.
Abortion and the Political Futures of Women’s Rights
Gender and women’s rights have been divisive issues in U.S. domestic politics, particularly when it comes to abortion. How has the Trump administration handled these issues and will the 2020 U.S. election serve as a continuation of these policies?
In Close Proximity to Their Abusers
Domestic violence worsens worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sister of the Rebels
Meet the sister of the rebels.
The AI Guru
How Affectiva CEO and cofounder Rana el Kaliouby harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to create social change
Tunisia: An Arab Anomaly?
Can Tunisia serve as a model for Arab Spring countries?
Empowering Yemen’s Displaced Women
Since 2004, internal displacement in Yemen has hit women the hardest. Rather than narrowly focus on life-saving assistance, humanitarian organizations must develop policies with women’s strategic and long-term needs in mind.
“We want to see real results”
The Cairo Review speaks to Rothna Begum about the status of female migrant domestic workers in the Gulf.
Iranian Women, Work, and the Gender Regime
Iranian women advance their political agency even as their government imposes a neo-patriarchal economic and political system in the Islamic Republic.
The Long Struggle for Women’s Rights
Following the Arab Spring, the fight for women’s sexual and social rights will be won in the Middle East and North Africa through progressive evolution, not revolution.
Kuwait’s Foreign Labor Quandary
Recent tensions with the Philippines regarding mistreatment of domestic workers highlight Kuwait’s dependence on foreign labor for lower-paying jobs.
Saudi Arabia’s Post-Oil Future
The story behind Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdelaziz Al-Saud’s vision to take the country into the future