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Gender Economic Research, Policy Makers and Civil Society: How to Bridge the Gaps?

Speakers: Nadereh Chamlou, Senior Advisor, Economic & Sector Work and Regional Gender Coordinator, Office of the Chief Economist, Middle East and North Africa Region, World Bank; Soukeina Bouraoui, Executive Director, Center of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWTAR), Tunisia; and Mona Khalaf, Professor of Economics, Lebanese American University

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Monday
Apr. 7, 2008
9:00am – 11:00am ET

Overview

Speakers: Nadereh Chamlou, Senior Advisor, Economic & Sector Work and Regional Gender Coordinator, Office of the Chief Economist, Middle East and North Africa Region, World Bank

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Soukeina Bouraoui, Executive Director, Center of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWTAR), Tunisia

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Mona Khalaf, Professor of Economics, Lebanese American University

Gender equality and women's empowerment in the Middle East and North Africa region has gained a great deal of visibility in recent years. This has led to quite some debate inside and outside the region about what needs to be done and what to do effectively. The session will discuss some of the recent developments, achievements, and continuing challenges as well as propose ways of how to proceed.

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Middle East Program

The Wilson Center’s Middle East Program serves as a crucial resource for the policymaking community and beyond, providing analyses and research that helps inform US foreign policymaking, stimulates public debate, and expands knowledge about issues in the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.  Read more

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