This year, International Women’s Day, which is celebrated on 8 March every year, comes at a particularly difficult time for women—especially the ones living under Israeli bombardment and siege in Gaza.
As we celebrate the political, economic and cultural achievements of Arab women throughout the region, we also highlight some of their most pressing challenges, particularly for those living in war zones.
Still, there is much to celebrate.
Arab women have made great strides in their fight for gender equality in the Middle East. This struggle has borne fruit in some parts of the region, as women have achieved multi-tiered success and are increasingly climbing the corporate ladder to attain high-profile positions.
Read more:
1. In a war-torn region, Arab women carry the heaviest burden by Sawsan Jamil Hassan
2. WHO Regional Director Hanan Balkhy: We are delivering critical medical supplies and fuel to keep Gaza's hospitals running by Ahmed Maher
3. Libyan women deserve our support. Let’s not let them down. by Stephanie Williams
4. Working women in Lebanon: Inside the so-called “motherhood tax” by Joudy El-Asmar
5. How Syria's war forced women to break the glass ceiling by Alhasna Adra
6. Ukraine's women soldiers remind of history's female warriors by Steve Hewitt
