Women's Empowerment and Leadership Development for Democratisation

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Feminist Library

Egyptian State Feminism on the Silver Screen: The Depiction of the "New Women" in Nasserist Films (1954-1967)

Egyptian State Feminism on the Silver Screen: The Depiction of the "New Women" in Nasserist Films (1954-1967)

09/10/2014

This thesis looks into the depiction of women in Egyptian films during the 1950s and 60s and argues that the Nasser regime created a set of policies within “state feminism” in order to alter the image of women in Egypt. The au ...

News

5 Ways to Enhance Women’s Political Leadership in Africa

5 Ways to Enhance Women’s Political Leadership in Africa

09/10/2014

Since being elected president of Liberia in 2005, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has led the reconciling and rebuilding of her war-torn country. International and national actors can do more to enable women like her to ascend to high polit ...

Feminist Library

International Feminism and the Women’s Movement in Egypt, 1904-1923

International Feminism and the Women’s Movement in Egypt, 1904-1923

03/10/2014

This paper situates the Egyptian Feminist Union within the context of the social, political and economic changes that were taking place in Egypt and the organization’s participation in the International Women’s Suffrage Allian ...

Sustainable Activism

The Seven Principles of Sustainable Leadership

The Seven Principles of Sustainable Leadership

02/10/2014

One of the key forces leading to meaningful, long-term change is leadership sustainability which is a shared responsibility, that does not unduly deplete human or financial resources, and that cares for and avoids exerting negativ ...

Feminist Library

Women’s Empowerment in Muslim Contexts: gender, poverty and democratisation from the inside out (WEMC)

Women’s Empowerment in Muslim Contexts: gender, poverty and democratisation from the inside out (WEMC)

02/10/2014

WEMC sets out precisely to develop a new narrative of women’s empowerment that would indeed bridge the gaps between women’s lived realities and decision making at all levels. ...

Tools for Activists

Women's Rights in Muslim Laws: A Resource Document

Women's Rights in Muslim Laws: A Resource Document

30/09/2014

The objective of the publication of Women‘s Rights in Muslim Laws is to provide accurate information about the variety of laws in Muslim societies. These laws, despite their considerable diversity, may all claim legitimacy from ...

Feminist Library

You Get What You Pay For

You Get What You Pay For

25/09/2014

Achieving gender equality requires examining root causes of inequality and finding ways to overcome them. One cause of inequality is militarism. Excessive global military spending feeds into a vicious cycle of societal instability ...

Tools for Activists

Human Rights Education Kit Using Arts and Crafts (Children)

Human Rights Education Kit Using Arts and Crafts (Children)

25/09/2014

Art can be a particularly effective means for teaching children who are in difficult social situations where self-expression has been suppressed. Therefore, in this kit self- expression will help the child understand his or her ex ...

Feminist Library

Solidarities Beyond Borders: Transnationalizing Women's Movements (Introduction)

Solidarities Beyond Borders: Transnationalizing Women's Movements (Introduction)

24/09/2014

The attached pdf contains the Introduction of Dufour, Masson, and Caouette's book Solidarities Beyond Borders: Transnationalizing Women's Movements, which demonstrates the creativity and dynamism of transnational women's movements ...

Feminist Library

Under Western Eyes: Feminist Scholarship and Colonial Discourse

Under Western Eyes: Feminist Scholarship and Colonial Discourse

24/09/2014

In this essay, Mohanty critiques the political project of Western feminism and its discursive construction of the category of the "Third World woman" as a homogenous entity. Mohanty states that Western feminisms have tended to glo ...

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