June 19, 2016

Report of the New Woman Foundation about The state of Egyptian female workers in the industrial sector

The Egyptian government’s adoption of the privatization and structural adjustment policies under the pressure of the World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) since 1993 […]
June 19, 2016

Canadian-Iranian professor arrested in Tehran by Revolutionary Guards

The Guardian Iranian authorities have arrested a Canadian-Iranian professor of social anthropology, the latest in a string of cases involving dual nationals which has prompted concern […]
June 14, 2016

Report about sexual harassment at workplace

The New Woman Foundation (NWF) has been involved with the issue of women and work for over a decade, either through the production of action-oriented research, […]
May 31, 2016

Training on the international mechanisms and CEDAW

  In cooperation with the Egyptian CEDAW coalition and the Family Planning Association in Suez, NWF organized a training workshop that was attended by thirty participants […]
May 25, 2016

Feminism is a choice

  Short movie about the history of  “New Women Foundation”
May 24, 2016

Group discussion held at NWF headquarters

NWF organized a group discussion on May 22 2016 about the labor draft law proposed by the government.  The meeting was attended by representatives of diverse […]
May 21, 2016

Group discussion held at NWF headquarters about the draft law regulating the profession of nursing

On May 19 20 16, NWF organized a group discussion with several women and men members in the trade unions of nursing.  The purpose of the […]
May 18, 2016

A Woman worth A Hundred Women

Successful stories of ten women who had leadership roles in defending women’s labour rights and their rights to trade union organization. Their roles were motivating and […]
May 18, 2016

The Value of Women’s unpaid Housework in Egypt

Women in Egypt are accused of being reluctant to participate in the economic activities. Official data and reports repeat over and again that women’s participation in […]
May 11, 2016

Statement on the verdict obtained by the New Woman foundation

Important legal gain for all NGOs about receiving foreign grants   On 28th of February 2016 The State Council administrative court issued a very important verdict […]
May 9, 2016

New Woman Foundation Issued A report on Political Participation of Women in Power and Decision-making Positions Axis Beijing +20

A report on Political Participation of Women in Power and Decision-making Positions Axis Beijing +20 Egypt Dedicated to Shimmaa Elsabbagh the martyr of flower Strategic Goals […]
April 15, 2016

Unpaid Women’s Labor: Working for the Family in the Egyptian Informal Sector

NWF held a roundtable on April 13 2016 to present the findings of the first research of its kind titled “Unpaid Women’s Labor: Working for the […]