UNDP Regional Consultation Amman Jordan May 22232017 Algeria Bahrain Egypt Iraq Libya Morocco Qatar Syria UAE Algeria Bahrain Iraq Kuwait Lebanon Morocco Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia ID: 624522
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Status of Women and Girls in a Changing Arab Region
UNDP Regional Consultation
Amman, Jordan
May 22-23,2017Slide2
Algeria
Bahrain
Egypt
Iraq
Libya
MoroccoQatarSyriaUAE
AlgeriaBahrainIraqKuwaitLebanonMoroccoOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaSyriaUAE
AlgeriaBahrainMoroccoOmanQatarSaudiUAE
AlgeriaBahrainEgyptIraqKuwaitLebanonLibyaQatarSaudiUAE
AlgeriaBahrainEgyptIraqKuwaitLebanonMoroccoOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaSyriaUAEYemen
CEDAW ReservationsSlide3
Gender Equality and the SDGsSlide4
Women’s Political Participation
Challenges
Opportunities
Support legal frameworks
Expand the pool of qualified and capable women
Transform gender norms
Advocacy
Knowledge sharing and South-South exchange
Capacity building of CSOsCapacity building of women leadersChallenging gender norms
Support women leaders
Policy-level lobbying
Target duty-bearers and beneficiaries
CONFLICTS
The global average for
women national parliamentarians
is 22.8%.
In the Arab States, it is
18.4%.
Capacity
Social Norms
Women’s networksSlide5
Women’s Economic Empowerment
Challenges
Opportunities
Labor laws and government policies
Recognizing and redistributing unpaid care work
Promoting decent work
Engender public policies
Building CSO capacity
Increasing private sector employment Challenging gender norms Employment creation for women
Arab States Region is ranked sixth and last in the Gender Gap sub-index on economic participation.
CEDAW Reservations
No. of CountriesArticle 15 – law and contracts11 Countries
Article 16 – property 11 Countries
Only
40%
of the gender gap has been closed.
Gender norms
Legal Frameworks
Vulnerable employment
Unpaid work and unemployment
145
=
Number of years it would take the Arab States to catch up to global women’s
labour
participation at current rates
Social protection
Protection measures – maternity, care, flexibility, transport
Reform discriminatory lawsSlide6
Ending Violence Against Women
1
in
7
is married as a child
Constitution
referring to VAW2 CountriesExisting Law on Domestic Violence6 Countries
National strategy on VAW7 Countries
Challenges
Sexual Harassment
Attitudes & Social Norms accepting VAW
Opportunities
Need for enabling legal frameworks
Changing social norms and gender stereotypes
Data collection on VAW
Provision of quality services to survivors
Advocacy
Knowledge sharing and Exchange
Capacity building of CSOs
Building national capacities
Essential Services Package
Education
CONFLICTS
Challenging gender norms Slide7
Women, Peace and Security
Situation
Opportunities
Enabling environment
Women’s participation in decision-making processes
Women’s participation in peace negotiations
Protect human rights
Advocacy with Civil Society
Building national capacities to fund and implement NAP for UNSCR 1325Conflict prevention and peacebuilding
Provide gender expertiseSupport local WPS organizations
Iraq
National reconciliations remain high priorityTalks in Switzerland and TurkeyProjects to resolve crisisWomen locked out
Syria
6th round of UN peace talks – 3 women have been involved
Intra-Syrian talk planned for June
Libya
Contested governing authority
Women represented in limited numbers
Targets of violence
Restricted movement
Yemen
3
rd
year of war
Political talks stalled
Humanitarian crisis
Impending famine
Gender quota
Research and document HR violations
Support women’s engagementSlide8
Gender Equality and the SDGs