This gender snapshot is based on the Multi-Sector Needs Assessment 2023, in which findings obtained from data collected with 3,642 households in Lebanon in 2023...

This study, which examines the conditions of women in Lebanon’s agribusinesses, is the second gender analysis under the Productive Sectors Development Programme (PSDP). UN Women undertook an intersectional gender analysis during PSDP’s baseline phase. The analysis looked at the daily roles and responsibilities of women across fruit and vegetable value chains in the North of Lebanon. It focused on the voices and perspectives of women, recounting the opportunities and challenges in the agriculture sector. It found that women are deeply involved in various agricultural activities but continue to face limited access to resources, such as land and capital; cyclical issues related to personal status laws affecting marriage, family and inheritance; and risks of exploitation due to the high informality of the agriculture sector.

This document was compiled in June 2023 by UN Women in collaboration with the Gender Working Group in Lebanon. It includes the most recently available data on gender in Lebanon.

The following gender and social inclusion findings are based on the 2021 Lebanon Multi-Sectoral Needs Assessment (MSNA) data available at the REACH Resource Center. The purpose of this report is to provide humanitarian practitioners and stakeholders with full and transparent access to the sectoral findings from the MSNA 2021 disaggregated by gender, age, disability, and governorate to inform their humanitarian interventions. It is intended for those looking for more detailed findings on gender and social inclusion. This report complements the 2021 Lebanon MSNA, released on April 7 2022.