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Tadwein Center for Gender Studies was established in 2014, with the aim of
spreading evidence-based awareness on gender issues, carrying out projects,
drafting policies, and taking the needed procedures to enhance women’s position in the Egyptian society and reduce the violence against women and girls in general.
Coinciding with the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, February 6, 2018, a number of Egyptian feminist and human rights organizations announced the revival of the “Task Force Against FGM” in order to intensify and unify their efforts to work on creating new policies and work mechanisms that would limit the […]
In every sexual assault incident in Egypt, the media stands in a hostile position towards the victims/survivors, as it intentionally presents them in offensive manners and uses their personal lives and pictures without their permission, justifying violence against them. This is a clear violation of all national and international press and media laws and conventions […]
Girls and women in Egypt are exposed to sexual harassment and assaults on a daily basis. According to a study conducted by the United Nations, 99% of girls and women in Egypt have experienced some form of sexual assault, and Cairo was classified in 2017 as the most dangerous city for women and according to […]
The Unicef defines “Early/ Child Marriage” as any formal or informal marriage between a child under the age of 18 and an adult or another child, which is one of the worst forms of violence that children are exposed to, especially girls. According to the United Nations, there are, almost, 12 million girls, under the […]
Project’s date 2017 While conducting a research amongst vulnerable groups, Tadwein came to understand the risks women and girls, activists and others face online. Discussions with these groups revealed that they get exposed to all sorts of bullying, online harassment, as well as threats of hacking and disclosures of their identity. As a result, Tadwein […]
The majority of the Egyptian women get exposed to various forms of sexual harassment in the public sphere such as verbal harassment, unwanted touching, and in some cases sexual assault/ rape. Egypt has one of the highest rates of sexual harassment in the world. A study conducted by the United Nations Women Organization (UN Women) […]
This study aims to identify the level of knowledge amongst medical students regarding FGM in Egypt, and its prevalence, identify the views of medical students regarding FGM, and their level of support of this practice, understand the extent to which medical students have received any theoretical or practical information about FGM during their undergraduate years […]
This research aims to: Advance knowledge on the drivers of youth violence in the context of urban poor and slums; Raise awareness in the community on the impact of the youth violence and ways of prevention to increase security and combat violence; Use analysis and evidence-based information to influence civil society interventions on youth […]
Project’s date 2017-2020 This project aims to study violence among young people in urban poor Cairo through conducting a research study. The objectives of the study are to identify different forms, determinants and consequences of violence on young people, and the different tactics they developed to resist it. The study was conducted in 22 poor […]
Coinciding with the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, February 6, 2018, a number of Egyptian feminist and human rights organizations announced the revival of the “Task Force Against FGM” in order to intensify and unify their efforts to work on creating new policies and work mechanisms that would limit the […]
In every sexual assault incident in Egypt, the media stands in a hostile position towards the victims/survivors, as it intentionally presents them in offensive manners and uses their personal lives and pictures without their permission, justifying violence against them. This is a clear violation of all national and international press and media laws and conventions […]
Girls and women in Egypt are exposed to sexual harassment and assaults on a daily basis. According to a study conducted by the United Nations, 99% of girls and women in Egypt have experienced some form of sexual assault, and Cairo was classified in 2017 as the most dangerous city for women and according to […]
The Unicef defines “Early/ Child Marriage” as any formal or informal marriage between a child under the age of 18 and an adult or another child, which is one of the worst forms of violence that children are exposed to, especially girls. According to the United Nations, there are, almost, 12 million girls, under the […]
Project’s date 2017 While conducting a research amongst vulnerable groups, Tadwein came to understand the risks women and girls, activists and others face online. Discussions with these groups revealed that they get exposed to all sorts of bullying, online harassment, as well as threats of hacking and disclosures of their identity. As a result, Tadwein […]
The majority of the Egyptian women get exposed to various forms of sexual harassment in the public sphere such as verbal harassment, unwanted touching, and in some cases sexual assault/ rape. Egypt has one of the highest rates of sexual harassment in the world. A study conducted by the United Nations Women Organization (UN Women) […]