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Lebanon has witnessed controlled attempts towards achieving gender equality. For example, Lebanon was a leading country in the middle east region and pioneered female rights to be enrolled in politics in 1953. Another important date in the Lebanese context to fight gender biases was 1996 where Lebanon endorsed the Convention on the Elimination all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).<ref>{{Citation|last=Melki|first=Jad|title=Lebanon: Women’s Struggle for Gender Equality and Harassment-free Newsrooms|date=2013|url=https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137273246_31|work=The Palgrave International Handbook of Women and Journalism|pages=432–448|editor-last=Byerly|editor-first=Carolyn M.|place=London|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK|language=en|doi=10.1057/9781137273246_31|isbn=978-1-137-27324-6|access-date=2021-06-05|last2=Mallat|first2=Sarah}}</ref> One of the main reasons for this gap in promoting gender equality is attributed to the over all education policies in the country where the present curricula is irrelevant to advocate for gender equality. Adding to this, cultural concerns play a big role in this educational tendency of overshadowing gender equality where still females roles in society are viewed with a lot of biases and discriminations perceptions.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2019|title=Performance Management and Support Program for Lebanon(PMSPL II)|journal=USAID Lebanon}}</ref> [[File:WomenLine RiadElSolh 19Nov2019.jpg|thumb|Active role of women in supporting local causes ]] |
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== History == |
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Lebanon is considered as one of the most active countries in the middle east calling for women empowerment and gender equality both on the legal and societal levels. These attempts for change has been influenced by many conflicts and wars that took place within and around the country.<ref>{{Cite web|last=nanor|date=2020-02-28|title=Setting the Agenda towards Gender Equity|url=https://civilsociety-centre.org/paper/agenda-for-gender-equity|access-date=2021-06-06|website=Civil Society Knowledge Centre|language=en}}</ref> Discrimination is practiced among different sectors and professions and this gap differs from one sector to another.<ref>{{Citation|last=Melki|first=Jad|title=Lebanon: Women’s Struggle for Gender Equality and Harassment-free Newsrooms|date=2013|url=https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137273246_31|work=The Palgrave International Handbook of Women and Journalism|pages=432–448|editor-last=Byerly|editor-first=Carolyn M.|place=London|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK|language=en|doi=10.1057/9781137273246_31|isbn=978-1-137-27324-6|access-date=2021-06-06|last2=Mallat|first2=Sarah}}</ref> Culture plays a big role in widening the gender gap in Lebanon.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Can Women Speak Out in Lebanon?|url=https://iwpr.net/global-voices/can-women-speak-out-lebanon|access-date=2021-06-06|website=iwpr.net|language=en}}</ref> |
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== Gender Equality and Education == |
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The UNDP and other partners of UN global community made gander equality a major concern within the Lebanese context. There was an increase number of female enrollment in primary education compared to what it was like 15 years ago. Females today represent around 41 percent of paid employees in different industries. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Goal 5: Gender equality {{!}} UNDP in Lebanon|url=https://www.lb.undp.org/content/lebanon/en/home/sustainable-development-goals/goal-5-gender-equality.html|access-date=2021-06-07|website=UNDP|language=en}}</ref> |
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== Activity Gallery == |
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<gallery mode="packed" caption="Women engagement in Lebanon"> |
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File:Lebanon Women 2019 WAFF.png |
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File:LCW women.png |
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File:Demonstrating women.jpg |
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File:Lebanese singer Shiraz on Platea Stage of Juniyah.jpg |
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File:Helen Zughaib artist from Lebanon.jpg |
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</gallery> |
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== External Links == |
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* [https://kafa.org.lb/en/about KAFA] |
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* [https://www.rdflwomen.org/eng/ The Lebanese Democratic Women’s Gathering (RDFL)] |
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* [[Helem|HELEM]] |
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* [https://darpe.me/implement-entries/54986/ .Lebanon Family Planning Association for Development & Family Empowerment (LFPADE)] |
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* [https://namati.org/network/organization/justice-without-frontiers/#:~:text=Justice%20without%20Frontiers%20(JWF)%20envisions,national%2C%20regional%20and%20international%20level. Justice Without Frontiers (JWF)] |
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* [https://arab.org/directory/palestinian-arab-women-league/ Palestinian Arab Women League] |
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* [https://marsa.me/ Marsa Sexual Health Center] |
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* [http://www.nasawiya.org/ Nasawiya] |
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* [https://www.abaadmena.org/ ABAAD] |
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* [https://aiw.lau.edu.lb/ The Arab Institute for Women] |
* [https://aiw.lau.edu.lb/ The Arab Institute for Women] |
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== References == |
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