Status of Women in the Middle East and North Africa
The Status of Women in the Middle East and North Africa (SWMENA) is a gender-focused multi-year project to study the status of women in three countries: Lebanon, Morocco, and Yemen. Funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), IWPR works with the International Federation for Electoral Systems (IFES) toward improving the status of women in the MENA region through strengthening local NGO capacity to use research to more effectively advocate on behalf of women.
In order to fill gaps in existing data about women of Lebanon, Morocco, and Yemen, advisors in those nations participated with IFES and IWPR in designing household surveys. Survey research areas include women's political and civil participation, economic participation and well-being, social attitudes toward women's roles, violence, reforming laws, social autonomy (access to education, role in household decision-making, control over household resources), access to health, and level of education. Based on the data once the surveys were complete, IWPR and IFES prepared analyses in the form of Topic Briefs and made these along with the survey data available on the project web site: www.swmena.org.
Currently, IWPR and IFES are working with local advisors and NGOs to complete comprehensive country reports. IWPR also is completing an NGO Capacity-Building Tool Kit that will be shared on the project web site: its objective is to further help NGOs by providing guidance about methods for seeking additional data in the future and ways to use it to change policies and practices in order to help women. IWPR brings to the project its specialized expertise in defining, measuring, and analyzing comparative and comprehensive indicators and conducting participatory research concerning the status of women.
Latest Reports from IWPR
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Focus on Yemen Topic Brief: Paid Work and Control of Earnings & Assets
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Focus on Yemen Topic Brief: Health Care Access
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Focus on Yemen Topic Brief: Freedom of Movement & Freedom from Harassment & Violence
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Focus on Yemen Topic Brief: Educational Attainment and Career Aspirations
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Focus on Morocco Topic Brief: Project Overview and Respondent Demographics
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Focus on Morocco Topic Brief: Civic and Political Participation
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Focus on Morocco Topic Brief: Freedom of Movement, Freedom from Harassment & Violence
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Focus on Morocco Topic Brief: Health Care Access
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Focus on Morocco Topic Brief: Paid Work and Control of Earnings & Assets
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Focus on Morocco Topic Brief: Opinions on the Family Law and Gender Quotas
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Focus on Morocco Topic Brief: Social Attitudes toward Women
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Focus on Lebanon Topic Brief: Social Attitudes Toward Women
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Focus on Lebanon Topic Brief: Economic & Educational Status
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Focus on Lebanon Topic Brief: Control of Financial Assets
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Focus on Lebanon Topic Brief: Civic & Political Participation
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Focus on Lebanon Topic Brief: Attitudes Towards Policy Change
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