GLOBAL

Women’s

Initiative

LEADERSHIP

WOMEN IN DEMOCRATIC TRANSITIONS IN THE MENA REGION

Final Report

Rabat, MoroccoMarch 2013

 

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About the Global Women’s Leadership Initiative:

The Global Women’s Leadership Initiative (GWLI) is a unique platform for change- connecting current and emerging leaders, raising the profile of critical issues, advancing inclusive policies, and bringing new research to the forefront. The flagship program of the GWLI is the Women in Public Service Project (WPSP) which moved to the Wilson Center in June of 2012. The WPSP strives to inspire a new generation of women leaders to realize the goal of at least 50 percent women in positions of political, public, and civic leadership by 2050.

Staff of the Global Women’s Leadership Initiative:

Dr. Rangita de Silva de Alwis, Director Emily Malkin, Program Assistant Alexandria Icenhower, Program Assistant Carisa Nietsche, Intern Shomari Maynard, Intern Meagan Moody, Intern Avani Uppalapati, Intern Formatted by: Carisa Nietsche and Meagan Moody

Acknowledgements:

This report was made possible by the generosity of Lynn and Bob Johnston. The Global Women’s Leadership Initiative thanks the Johnstons for their continuing support of women’s leadership in the MENA region. Please note: Articles have only been edited for clarity and not for language. © The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2013

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………….….…1

 

 Rangita de Silva de Alwis

Women's Leadership: The Achievements, Opportunities, and Challenges for Moroccan Women ….…………………………………………….....…...……9

 Latifa Aljbabdiy

Discrimination in the Laws on Equal Participation in the Public Sphere in Lebanon ………………………………...….……..………………..……13

 Myriam Aucar

Women Leading Political Participation, Public Service and Transitional Justice in Libya………..…………………………………………..………....…18

Wafa Bugaighis

Why the Arab Spring Countries Need a Plan of Action for Women……………….…...……..…22

 Haleh Esfandiari

Morocco: Women After the Democratic Spring………………..…………………….………..…26

 Rim Hajji

Heroines of the Arab Spring Unrewarded: Egypt’s Case………….……………………….....…29

 Moushira Khattab

Recommendations for Women in Transitional Justice in Tunisia……………………………..…33

 Judge Anware Mnasri

Women’s Movement in Egypt: Dealing with Religious Fundamentalism……………….………37

 Howaida Nagy

Appendix: National Strategy for Women’s Development 2006-2015, Yemen……………. ..…..47

 Nafisa Hamoud Al-Jaifi