November 08, 2024
In this episode, ADEL alumna Tosin Durotoye dives into the vital topic of investing in women and girls in Africa, shedding light on how targeted education and empowerment can drive impact ...
This special issue on Gender and Society provides a comprehensive exploration of evolving gender dynamics, offering a variety of resources, including podcasts, policy papers, and key books, that collectively shed light on the contemporary challenges and implications of gender in society. Focusing on Morocco's ongoing commitment to gender equality, the issue examines the significant strides made through reforms such as the Family Code (Moudawana), which notably enhanced women's rights. Nearly two decades after this pivotal reform, a forthcoming legislative change aims to further strengthen these gains. However, despite such progress, persistent challenges highlight the necessity for continued critical engagement with gender dynamics, fostering a deeper understanding of the ways in which gendered structures and policies can be reformed to build a more inclusive and equitable society. The issue offers divers insights and analyses that contribute to this broader conversation on gender transformation.
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November 1, 2024Using panel data from a large group of developing economies and a Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimator, we examine the effects of trade and other factors on female labor-force participation and wage employment. We focus particularly on comparing the effects of trade openness in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The empirical results indicate that trade openness affects female labor-force p ... -
September 26, 2024This Paper was originally published on emerald.com Purpose Young graduates in Morocco are encountering an increasingly challenging labor market environment. Confronted with intense competition, job insecurity, and unclear career trajectories, many find themselves in low-skilled positions despite possessing relevant qualifications. This issue is particularly pronounced among vocational training graduates, who experience professional downgrading at a rate three times higher (33.6 ... -
July 1, 2024This article aims at studying the changes in fertility rates in Morocco over time using available data from censuses and surveys conducted by High Commission for Planning (HCP), Ministry of Health, and National Observatory for Human Development (ONDH). Since 2010, fertility has shown a kind of stagnation or even a slight increase. This trend is more pronounced in urban areas, where the fertility rate for urban women was 1.8 children per woman in 2010, rose to 2.2 children per woman ... -
May 29, 2024In this episode of Bridging the Gender Gap, we feature 2023 ADEL alumna Asmaa Guedira discussing Women's Environmental Leadership. Asmaa highlights the unique contributions women bring to ...
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May 15, 2024In this episode of Bridging the Gender Gap, we delve into the journey of 2023 ADEL alumna Roxy Ndebumadu, the youngest and first African American woman to serve as Bowie City Councilwoman ...
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April 1, 2024En utilisant des données, disponibles, provenant des recensements et enquêtes réalisés par le Haut- commissariat au plan (HCP), le ministère de la Santé, et l’Observatoire national du développent humain (ONDH), cet article se propose d’étudier les changements dans le temps connus par la fécondité au Maroc. La tendance qui se dégage de l’évolution récente de ce phénomène est qu’il enregistre, depuis 2010, une sorte de stagnation, voire une légère reprise. Une tendanc ... -
March 13, 2024Join us on our podcast as we delve into the intersection of gender, youth, and politics with ADEL Alumna Camila Crescimbeni from Argentina. We explore the key challenges young people, esp ...
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March 08, 2024This podcast on Intersectionality and Feminism features Canadian advocate and 2022 Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leader alumna Sydney Piggott. We explore the concept of intersectionality, i ...
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March 07, 2024Despite the various progress recorded over the last decades, Morocco is still experiencing significant gender gaps. This is a cause of concern because countries with high gender inequalit ...
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March 6, 2024Le Code de la famille, la Moudawana, apparaissait à son adoption par le Parlement, en 2004, comme étant le début d’une révolution juridique et sociale qui consacre l’égalité homme-femme et améliore le droit des femmes au sein de la cellule familiale. Ayant notamment permis d’ouvrir de nouvelles perspectives en ce qui concerne la condition de la femme marocaine, le Code de la famille a constitué une avancée sociale. Cependant, vingt ans après sa promulgation, force est de c ... -
February 14, 2024Greater female participation in the labor market and in international trade have been recognized as important drivers for economic growth and essential targets in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, achieving both targets simultaneously will be difficult, if not impossible, in most Middle East and North African (MENA) countries without additional policies to eliminate the remarkably high levels of gender inequality in the labor market. I ... -
October 9, 2023This book was originally published on elibrary.imf.org Throughout the past two decades, Morocco has faced several external and domestic shocks, including large swings in international oil prices, regional geopolitical tensions, severe droughts, and most recently the impact of the pandemic and the economic fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Despite rough waters, the government stayed the course and remained focused not only on immediate stability, but also on the long-ter ... -
August 15, 2023Deborah Braide is a 2022 alumna of Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders program. Learn more about her here. Although equitable participation in STEM careers has historically been low, through advocacy, policy changes and recent initiatives, African women and youths are now rising to the forefront of STEM and sustainable energy. Maintaining momentum and addressing barriers to entry requires a holistic transformation of educational systems, financing, and socio-cultural norms. The Af ... -
July 13, 2023This paper was originally published on tandfonline.com This paper explores new pathways to women's empowerment, including household structure, family support, satisfaction and self-esteem, and trust in institutions and politicians, and their impact on labor market participation, with a specific focus on gender differences. Using a microeconomic database of 7,860 individuals from North Africa and employing a Probit model, we find that gender significantly influences labor market ...
