Women Empowered for Leadership ABOUT Resources Latest Latest Women Empowered for Leadership Resources Latest News / May 19, 2021 Leaving our mark: A 5-year Gender journey News / February 4, 2021 A series of reports published by LCPS, a WE4L partner in Lebanon News / January 20, 2021 Fast leadership learning document News / December 8, 2020 Social media are double-edged for women, says Hivos 5-country study News / November 25, 2020 Hivos team and partners celebrate five years of WE4L News / November 18, 2020 Video Gender Youth Camp – Jordan 2018 News / November 18, 2020 Video Stand Up With the Teacher Campaign News / November 5, 2020 Maharat: Media as a Force to Push Women in Lebanon Forward News / October 29, 2020 Year In Review: LCPS data reminds us that Lebanese women are now more vulnerable News / October 26, 2020 Noon Al Tadamon creates much-needed feminist network in Aley, Lebanon News / October 21, 2020 Of Beautiful Scripts and limited Implementation News / October 9, 2020 Good policy, limited enforcement News / September 24, 2020 Study (in English): The Effectiveness of Social Media as a Tool for Opening Spaces for… News / September 24, 2020 Study (in Arabic): Women’s Participation in Jordan’s decentralization and municipal elections in 2017 News / September 19, 2020 The Unsung Heroes- Women Tackling the Covid-19 News / September 12, 2020 KYP Women Are “The Change Society Has Long Awaited” News / August 24, 2020 Meeting of Youth Shadowing Councils with Decision-Makers in Madaba News / August 24, 2020 Debating gender stereotypes on Facebook News / August 10, 2020 Towards ‘Decentralizing Government and Centralizing Gender in Jordanian Municipalities’ News / August 10, 2020 Youth Shadowing Councils in Jordanian local administrations News / July 29, 2020 ‘Decentralizing Government and Centralizing Gender’ in Mahes News / July 22, 2020 Completion of Fast Leadership Program News / July 22, 2020 Discussing popular gender-related claims on Facebook News / July 22, 2020 Supporting Youth Shadowing Councils News / July 22, 2020 Decentralizing Government and Centralizing Gender in Jordanian Municipalities News / July 19, 2020 Working when you are a Jordanian mother in the times of Covid-19 News / July 19, 2020 Jordanian teachers dismissed or not receiving their salaries under Covid-19 News / July 2, 2020 CALL FOR CONSULTANTS: END TERM EVALUATION News / June 26, 2020 CALL FOR TENDER: Organizational Policies and Procedures Consultant – Lebanon News / June 26, 2020 CALL FOR TENDER: Legal Advisor Consultant – Lebanon News / June 10, 2020 CALL FOR TENDER: Research Study on challenges faced by women candidates in accessing campaign financing… News / May 27, 2020 Covid-19: An insight into discussions on women and girls’ rights in Zimbabwe News / May 27, 2020 The life of a Jordanian working mother under Covid-19 News / May 27, 2020 COVID-19: not the biggest threat for women in Lebanon News / May 27, 2020 Covid-19 exposes Jordan’s gender-related flaws News / May 19, 2020 Consultant Wanted: Social Media Efficacy – Jordan News / May 10, 2020 Training to increase women leaders’ participation in media outlets in Jordan News / May 4, 2020 Consultant Wanted: Social Media Efficacy – Jordan News / April 29, 2020 Consultant Wanted: Social Media Efficacy – Lebanon blog / April 17, 2020 COVID-19: Caught between the monster on the street and the monster at home News / April 16, 2020 My COVID-19 reality News / April 16, 2020 A letter to my sister News / April 15, 2020 COVID-19: Caught between the monster on the street and the monster at home News / April 11, 2020 Towards stronger women leaderships in Jordan News / April 7, 2020 By tying citizenship directly to state, KAFA is protecting women in Lebanon News / March 20, 2020 COVID-19: Message to our partners News / March 10, 2020 Roundtable discussion for study on Jordan’s social security law and women’s employment story / March 3, 2020 She’s got the power News / February 21, 2020 Can independent female candidates translate Lebanon’s revolution into political representation? 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News / December 2, 2018 16 Days of Activism in Jordan – A woman member of Governorate Council of Irbid News / December 2, 2018 16 Days of Activism in Jordan – Female workers sometimes required to work on holidays News / December 1, 2018 16 Days of Activism in Jordan – A woman decision-maker from Al-Karak News / November 30, 2018 16 Days of Activism in Jordan – Streets in Irbid named after prominent men only News / November 30, 2018 16 Days of Activism in Jordan – Women unemployment levels still high News / November 30, 2018 16 Days of Activism in Jordan – Women handicrafters lacking access to markets News / November 29, 2018 LADE launches gender monitoring report of Lebanese elections, calls for structural changes News / November 29, 2018 16 Days of Activism in Jordan – Weak women participation in political parties in Jordan News / November 29, 2018 16 Days of Activism in Jordan – Women partisanship in Jordan News / November 28, 2018 16 Days of Activism in Jordan – Low percentage of Jordanian women holding senior governmental… News / November 28, 2018 16 Days of Activism in Jordan – Teaching women in the Jordan Valley how to… News / November 28, 2018 16 Days of Activism in Jordan – Confronting gender stereotypes regarding working women News / November 28, 2018 AFE viral video demands protective policies for workplace sexual harassment News / November 27, 2018 16 Days of Activism in Jordan – Female textile workers lacking social protection News / November 26, 2018 16 Days of Activism in Jordan – Empowering young men and women on gender and… News / November 19, 2018 2018 WE4L Linking and Learning Event: Leadership through storytelling News / November 12, 2018 Lebanon Support workshop maps barriers and recommendations for female political participation News / November 7, 2018 Misogyny and Interpellation in the Music Industry News / November 7, 2018 Women’s Road to Parliament is Riddled with Obstacles News / November 7, 2018 Women in Malawi going strong on Gender Equality News / November 7, 2018 Linking and Learning: What partners from Southern Africa can teach News / November 4, 2018 Tech and effective political communication support female leaders in Lebanon News / October 30, 2018 WOMEN’S ASSEMBLY TO LAUNCH WOMEN’S MANIFESTO IN MALAWI News / October 18, 2018 Hivos partner pressured to shut down LGBTI conference in Lebanon News / October 15, 2018 Nims: Reconstructing the meaning of leadership is essential to WE4L News / October 11, 2018 A Learning Moment: Gender youth camp in Jordan highlights gender issues News / October 11, 2018 2018 WE4L Linking and Learning Event: A space for innovation and sharing News / October 2, 2018 Maharat Foundation: A gendered perspective on access to information in Lebanon News / September 6, 2018 CALL FOR THE GENDER COMMISSION TO ENSURE REALISATION OF GENDER PARITY News / August 20, 2018 10th SADC Gender Barometer launches in Johannesburg News / August 7, 2018 Hivos WE4L Jordan in the Press: Local women ‘take the lead ‘ on social change… story / August 6, 2018 Women front and center News / August 1, 2018 Media and Money during the Lebanese Elections: How female candidates were disadvantaged News / August 1, 2018 Launch of Study on Lebanese Women’s Presence in the Media during the 2018 Elections News / July 20, 2018 Party quotas In Lebanon: The best way to empower women politically News / July 11, 2018 Challenges for Lebanese female candidates in accessing mass media and communications story / July 7, 2018 Resilience under repression News / July 5, 2018 Recognising women in the creative sector by Samantha Nengomasha News / July 5, 2018 Systemic erosion and stifling of women’s rights to equal representation News / June 19, 2018 AN ANALYSIS OF ZAMBIA’S SIXTEEN COUNCILLOR BY-ELECTIONS IN 2018 News / May 30, 2018 “WOMEN CAN MAKE IT IN 2019”: THE STORY OF BRANDINA News / May 20, 2018 Hivos Lebanon WE4L partners hold a series of townhall meetings on the “Electoral Law and… News / May 11, 2018 History of the Women’s movement and its possible future News / May 2, 2018 Gender-sensitive media training in Lebanon News / April 30, 2018 SAYARAN – Call for Articles News / April 27, 2018 Can Emerging Political Actors and Women make Headway in Lebanon’s 2018 Parliamentary Elections? 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