Women’s economic role is ‘macro-critical’, no longer lip-service: Al-Mashat
Egyptian government has taken leap forward by adopting policies, carrying out reforms…
Egyptian parliament prepares draft law toughening penalties for domestic violence
Draft law to increase penalty on abusive husbands with imprisonment for 3-5…
Government’s position considered momentum in criminalising FGM: National Council for Women
Toughening penalty for FGM is new victory for girls’ rights: National Council…
Hiding in plain sight: Marital rape still not criminalised in Egypt
Many Egyptian women suffer marital rape yet are given no recourse to…
International Cooperation Ministry executes 34 projects worth $3.3bn for gender equality
The Ministry of International Cooperation has revealed that it is currently executing…
Court upholds death penalty against 2 men over killing woman in Cairo’s Maadi
The fatal incident, which took place in the Cairo district of Maadi,…
Egypt offers incentives for non-banking financial activities aimed at supporting women
FRA granted non-banking financial activities companies 50% reduction in development fee or…
Sexual assault defendant handed 3-year sentence for misusing social media
Cairo’s Economic Court has sentenced sexual assault defendant Ahmed Bassam Zaki to…
NCW, Plan International present recommendations to ensure protection of women from violence amid COVID-19
NCW, Plan International Egypt organize regional conference on violence against women and…
IFC partners with AmCham Egypt to support female employment
Under the initiative, IFC will launch a peer learning platform that brings…