A round table in North Lebanon on gender equality in education

The North of Lebanon University Courses Center affiliated to the Saint Joseph University and headed by Fadia al Alam organized a round table discussion on gender equality in education on December 12th.  The event was organized in the North and was attended by students from the area.  It aimed at raising awareness on the importance of education as a means to attain women’s rights.
Yara Arja, journalist from An Nahar and founder of the Women’s Rights Club kicked off the discussion by presenting the current situation of women in Lebanon who fight daily for their rights and in order to educate their children and notably their daughters.  Women in Lebanon also strive for social and political participation and for gender equality. Arja also spoke about obstacles women face such as early and various societal hurdles to girls’ education due to patriarchal mindsets.
Zaher Zakour, a third year dentistry student at the USJ and a member of the Women’s Rights Club, highlighted the importance of mainstreaming gender equality in educational curricula.
Source: L’Orient Le Jour 19 December 2014