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No to violence against women collective launched a campaign fighting violence against women titled Unite in wearing orange on July 25th. The campaign started by encouraging people to wear orange and use orange pictures on social media websites, to raise awareness on VAW. The Unite campaign also distributes around 25 thousand blue and orange ribbons in Tripoli, Saida, Bekaa and Beirut.

Original text in Arabic Annahar 25/7 & Annahar 27/7

Hayya Bina celebrated the graduation of 850 women from different Lebanese regions.  This is the second central graduation for the students of English program for women. The English program is funded by the American Embassy in Beirut and aims to empower women, especially in rural areas. Further, the program works to build women’s capacities and encourage them to take a share in the development of their neighborhoods. In addition it hopes to widen their perspectives through language, knowledge and cultures.

Original text in Arabic: Almustaqbal

Women’s high monthly wages are starting to negatively affect Lebanese families and marriages. Men are feeling threatened and inferior to their wives so much so that reports of abuse, violations, and divorce are surfacing.  
The basic problem is that men feel that their role and authority in the family are threatened when their wives become the main breadwinners.
 

Original text in Arabic: Al-Hayat

The My Nationality is a Right for Me and My Family campaign held a demonstration yesterday in front of Samir Mokbel’s office. The campaign protested against the way the Ministerial Committee is tackling women’s rights issues. The protestors asked the Committee to start taking serious actions towards a nationality law that will ensure women full citizenship.|

Original text in Arabic: Annahar, Almustaqbal, Al-Akhbar, Assafir
 

Amel International association launched a new awareness campaign titled “In good hands” aiming to protect women in work places from sexual and verbal harassment as well as gender based discrimination.
This campaign is part of the project “empowering women workers in healthcare sector in Lebanon” funded by the EU and executed in collaboration with CESTAS.

Original text in Arabic: Annahar, Al-mustaqbal, Al-Akhbar


 

A local court in Saudi Arabia found a Lebanese hairdresser and tattoo artist guilty for dressing Saudi women’s hair and tattooing them. The judge ordered a year in jail and 200 lashes.

Original text in Arabic: Annahar

The subcommittee reviewing the domestic violence draft law held its last session yesterday morning.  The draft law is now with the parliamentarian committee, ready to be announced.

Original text in Arabic: Al-Akhbar

Statistics about working women reevaluates the perspective of freedom and development women claim to have. These numbers also enforce us to look further about the social reasons for still hindering women from decision-making positions.

Original text in Arabic: Al-Akhbar
 

At a news conference on Monday, women’s rights campaigners voiced frustrations over government’s inaction over key issues, namely equal citizenship rights and protection from domestic violence.  Activists have called for a sit-in this Thursday in front of Prime Minister Moqbel’s office to demand for more action. (The Daily Star)
 

The Collective for Research and Training on Development (CRTD-A) held a national workshop within the Regional Women Economic Empowerment Project (RWEEP) on the 13th & 14th of July. The workshop aimed at sharing and exchanging knowledge on women’s economic participation. More that thirty women cooperatives participated in the workshop as well as women associations and civil organizations working for women economic empowerment. Representatives from the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Council for Development and Reconstruction also attended and joined the discussions.

The results of qualitative research performed in the last two years were presented to the group. The research was conducted with the participation of more than 30 women cooperatives across Lebanon. The aim of the research was to study the magnitude of women’s economic empowerment and the role of cooperatives in supporting women on the economic level.

The Women Economic Empowerment E-portal (WEEPortal) was launched during the workshop.

Original text in Arabic: Al-mustaqbal, Al-Akhbar, Assafir, Annahar, Al-Balad, National News Agency 14.15.16/07/2012