This afternoon at 6 p.m. Casa Árabe presents the report published in November by the OECD on the latest legal changes in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia to break down barriers and facilitate women’s economic empowerment.
If women were allowed to play an identical role to men in the labour market, it is estimated that the GDP of the countries of the Middle East and North Africa could be increased by 2.7 trillion dollars by 2025. Given the economic crisis generated by the pandemic, and the reversal it has generated in the already existing gender gap in wages, skills and leadership, it is more important than ever to lift the barriers that still limit women’s participation in the economy in order to realise this horizon. Carlos Conde, Director of the Middle East and Africa Division Global Relations (OECD); Soukaina Bouraoui, Executive Director of the Centre for Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWTAR); and Charlotte Goemans, Policy Analyst in Gender and Development at the OECD and one of the main authors of the report, will present its findings and proposals for action. The event will be hosted by Olivia Orozco, Casa Árabe’s Training and Economics Coordinator. The presentation can be followed live on the Twitter and YouTube channels.
