Given the high global prevalence of men harassing women in public transit, this study contributes to the body of evidence around the extent to which men harass women in public transit in order to inform practical solutions. This case study was initiated by members of the Tripoli-based feminist organization Mosawat, which felt that taxi harassment is a significant barrier to women’s access to education and jobs. It was completed as part of UN Women’s Men and Women for Gender Equality project (Phase II), funded by the Government of Sweden, and implemented in collaboration with the feminist NGO KAFA. More
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Over the last three years, Lebanon has been assailed by compounded crises that have affected the whole population, especially women, girls and marginalized groups. Compounded by the spread of COVID-19, incidents of gender based-violence (GBV) have increased, with women and girls disproportionately affected. The past three years – when compared to the years before – have witnessed more reporting of domestic violence and an increase in the severity and emergency nature of such incidents...
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This Gender Analysis has been conducted under the PSDP and examines the daily lives and work and care responsibilities of women working across the fruits, vegetables, and nuts agricultural and agri-food value chains in North Lebanon.
The report and photojournalism essays are told from the perspective of the women themselves and recount how they are dealing with the new challenges brought on by the crises, as well as potential opportunities coming out of these challenges, and how those are slowly changing gender norms in rural communities.
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UN Women and ESCWA conducted in-depth interviews with seven Lebanese women in politics who were all ‘first’s’ in different ways.
This report analyses the set of interviews and explores the stories of each - the barriers they faced to political participation and the opportunities they leveraged.
The report aims to offer policy makers and practitioners a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities that exist when women seek political office in Lebanon.
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Governments around the world are the largest buyers. Procurement spending on goods, works, and services generates trillions of dollars in economic activity.
The gender analysis of the Public Procurement law and the policy guidance note are addressed to policy and decision makers in Lebanon, in both the public and private spheres. It is addressed as well to the executive branch of government and particularly the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) whose mission is to oversee and regulate the public procurement system and design and put into effects procurement policies as per the Public Procurement Law no. 244/2021.
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This report is part of the “Dealing with the Past – DWP” project, funded by UN Women and implemented by Legal Action Worldwide. It focuses on female survivors and victims of gendered based violence from the Lebanese Civil Wars until the present.