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"Study after study shows that
investing in women is one of the quickest paths to economic development. Yet,
women remain an undervalued resource. There are 61 million women of working age
in the Middle East, for example, but only 17 million are employed.....Locking
women out of the labor force limits their opportunity, reduces family income,
and stifles economic growth throughout the region, according to institutions as
the World Bank and the International Labour Organization. Without role models,
young wmen in the workforce face greater barriers to achieving professional
growth and assuming leadership positions."
Advancing Women, Advancing the Economy
Young Women's Success Stories from the Middle
East
Special Booklet - 28 May 2010
This publication
describes the Women’s Leadership for Greater Economic Participation program,
implemented by CEDPA in partnership with Seeds of Peace, which brought together
15 young women from Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Palestine in a pilot program to
advance women’s economic participation in their communities. With training and
technical assistance, these young women implemented seven economic empowerment
projects targeting a diverse range of women within their communities including
immigrants, students, refugees, and other populations. Several of the projects
are now self-sustaining, including one that has successfully marketed
embroidery projects from Palestinian women to the Starbucks coffee chain.
Download, Available
In English
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