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Focus on Morocco | Social Attitudes Toward Women Topic Brief
Before conducting the SWMENA survey, NGOs in Morocco that work on several aspects of women’s issues completed a short survey to identify their data needs. One of the main challenges identified by these groups is the stereotypical view of women’s image in Morocco in terms of their role in family and society. These groups identified the conservative or male-dominated mentality that restricts women’s role to marriage, child-bearing, and servicing the husband and the family as one of the main issues facing women in Morocco. These women also mentioned the weak presence of women in decision-making positions as an obstacle facing Moroccan women. Women in both political and private sector institutions, including women in political parties and parliament, don’t have significant decision-making weight and some NGOs believe that women in political parties tend to be just exploited for political marketing and remain marginalized within these parties.
June 21, 2010
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Report/Paper
The Status of the Women in the Middle East and North Africa: A Grassroots Research and Advocacy Approach Preliminary Findings from Surveys in Lebanon and Morocco
Last week at the annual World Association for Public Opinion Research Conference, Rola Abdul-Latif and Lauren Serpe of IFES’ Applied Research Center presented their paper, "The Status of the Women in the Middle East and North Africa: A Grassroots Research and Advocacy Approach." The paper highlights comparative data from surveys in Lebanon and Morocco conducted under IFES’ SWMENA project, funded by the Canadian International Development.
May 19, 2010
News & Updates
Press Release
Introducing the First Study on the Impact of Public Funding on Muslim Democracies
An innovative, first-of-its-kind publication that explores the role of public funding in democracy development in Muslim-majority countries will be released on July 22, 2009 by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems and the United States Institute of Peace.
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Public Funding Solutions for Political Parties in Muslim-Majority Societies
An innovative, first-of-its-kind publication that explores the role of public funding in democracy development in Muslim-majority countries is being released today by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).
July 21, 2009
News & Updates
Press Release
IFES Launches Project to Empower Women in the Middle East
The Status of Women in the Middle East and North Africa (SWMENA), a project to improve the legal, political and social standing of women, is underway. IFES, the Institute of Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) and the Canadian Parliamentary Center (CPC), the partners in this endeavor, hope that the project will remove some of the roadblocks to women’s self-empowerment in the region.
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Report/Paper
Republic of Uzbekistan, Final Project Report: October 1, 1997-September 30, 2002
This report summarizes IFES’ technical election assistance and civil society projects in Uzbekistan. The report provides a critical and objective analysis of the electoral code with respect to international standards and offers recommendations for possible improvements in the electoral code.
November 30, 2002
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Report/Paper
Civic Education Teachers Training Seminar in Nukus, Karakalpakstan
This report summarizes IFES’ Civic Education Teacher’s Training Seminar from the Republic of Karakalpakstan. The report discusses various topics related to fostering democracy and the materials and methods used in the education process.
November 30, 2002
Election Material
Civic Education Material
We Observe let the fairness at elections become a habit
This brochure explains the purpose of the Monitoring Center CEMI in Montenegro. It also discusses the role of the organization in the Parlimentary and local elections of 2002. Topics covered include media participation, political party financing, and the role of election monitoring.