Restricted civil liberties

Tunisian Women’s Role in the Tunisian Revolution

The Tunisian Revolution was a series of street demonstrations taking place throughout since December 2010. The demonstrations and riots were reported to have started over unemployment, food inflation, corruption, freedom of speech and poor living conditions. The protests constituted the most dramatic wave of social and political unrest in Tunisia in three decades and have […]

The debate on the veil in France

This article is the first in a series of articles related to Wikiprogress. A new law was adopted in France last April, banning the wearing of full face veils such as the niqab or the burqa. This has serious implications when one thinks about how a society is progressing. This new law is interesting as […]

Women’s political participation in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia

The (UN-INSTRAW) and the Centre for Arab Women Training and Research (CAWTAR) have initiated a project on “Strengthening women’s leadership and participation in politics and decision-making in , and “, financed by the Government of Spain. Table of Contents 1 Participation of women in politics  2 Project priorities 3 Women politicians heading electoral lists in […]

Women’s WORLD

Women’s WORLD, a global free speech network of feminist writers, was founded in 1994 to defend women writers under attack and to develop programs to enable them to have a stronger public voice. Table of Contents 1 Mission 2 Activities 3 History 4 Sources Mission Women’s World Organization for Rights, Literature, and Development, or Women’s […]

Women’s Suffrage

The term women’s suffrage refers to the economic and political reform movement aimed at extending suffrage, that is, the right to vote, to women. The right to women’s suffrage was enshrined in the 1948 and the 1979 . Table of Contents 1 Early history – 19th century movements 2 Suffrage in the 20th century 3 […]

GID-DB variables: restricted civil liberties

The Gender, Institutions and Development Database (GID-DB) is the only database providing researchers and policymakers with key data on gender-based discrimination in social institutions. Covering 160 countries, the GID-DB contains comprehensive information on legal, cultural and traditional practices that discriminate against women and girls. The GID-DB covers five sub-indices including restricted civil liberties. This sub-index captures […]

Syria bans niqab (2010)

About A Syrian act of protecting secular identity has caught international attention. A ban issued on Sunday, 18 July 2010, prohibits the wearing of niqabs at public and private universities. The Syrian Ministry of Education, under minister Ghiath Barakat’s orders, expressed that wearing the niqab will not be allowed for either students or professors, and […]

“Young women and political participation: institutional and informal mobilization paving the way to future actions”

File:Logo_cawtar.JPG|Cawtar logo File:Logo_IDRC.JPG|IDRC logo Table of Contents 1 « Young women and political participation: institutional and informal mobilization paving the way to future actions» 1.1 1/ The Research / knowledge production aspect 1.2 2/ Participation/ appropriation aspect 1.3 3/ Action aspect 2 « Jeunes femmes et participation politique en Tunisie: mobilisation informelle et participation institutionnelle […]

The Sisterhood is Global Institute

The Sisterhood is Global Institute (SIGI) is an international nonprofit NGO with Consultative Status to the United Nations. It acts as both a feminist think tank and a fundraising forum to support the women’s movement. History The Sisterhood is Global Institute was founded in 1984 by Robin Morgan (USA), the late (France), and women from […]

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