Middle East and North Africa region by examining the effects of aid to Women's Equality Organizations and Institutions on … women's political empowerment, measured by the proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments. We use panel data … planning and reproductive health. The econometric results suggest that official development assistance ... to women' equality …

gender attitudes in Tunisia. Tunisia is among the most advanced countries in the Arab region in terms of women rights and … legal reforms that shall strengthen the position of women. Yet, there still exists a tension between the law and what is … subpopulation: conservative women. We also confirm the presence of interviewer effects, both for implicit and explicit attitudes …

, support and advance women's entrepreneurship development in the Middle East and North Africa. It covers such issues as access … to credit and business development services and information and information on data collection and research on women …

and new, women's rights and empowerment have gained new urgency and relevance. Groups in power, or groups contesting for … power, are more conservative than expected, and there are serious threats to roll back some of the gains women had achieved … women's empowerment and a great deal of debate and interest among researchers is needed to push the topics further. This …