A three-part webinar series on women’s economic inclusion in the MENA region which was launched by the
SAWI (Support and Accelerate Women’s Inclusion) project that was housed at the Center for Inclusive Business and Leadership for Women in the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business
(OSB) at the American University of Beirut
(AUB), and in partnership with the
Telfer School of Management at University of Ottawa. It brought together a diverse range of stakeholders to foster transnational conversations about multi-country and multi-stakeholder mobilization for women's inclusion.
The webinar series showcased successful examples of this kind of mobilization, including – The SAWI Project reforming employers’ inclusive HR structures in eight countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. The aim was to foster a broader transnational conversation on multi-stakeholder mobilization for inclusive economies.
> Language: English, with simultaneous interpretation to Arabic and French.
> Format: Online through zoom platform. The webinars were also broadcasted through SAWI's YouTube channel. Watch the webinars through the links below.
Read
here the blurb about the conversations that took place during the three webinars or watch the webinars through the links listed below.
SPEAKERS
Webinar 1 ----------------------------------------------
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Mariam Omar
Research Associate, SAWI Project, Telfer School of Management, PhD Candidate in Population Health, University of Ottawa Canada
- Organizer -
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Rami G. Khouri
Co-director of Global Engagement Journalist-in-Residence
American University of Beirut
United States
- Organizer and Moderator -
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United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Dr. Charlotte Karam
Ian Telfer Professorship in Inclusive HRM Director of the Executive MBA, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa
Adjunct Professor and Primary Investigator for the SAWI Project, American University of Beirut
Canada
- Organizer and Expert Panelist -
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Dr. Fida Afiouni
Principal Investigator on the Targeted MPI grant, Co-PI KIP Index Project, Associate Provost, Associate Professor in HRM, Suliman S. Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut Lebanon
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Ms. Sally Abi Khalil
Middle East and North Africa Director of Oxfam International
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Olfat Khattar
SAWI Project Regional Manager
Lebanon
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Nisreen Deeb
Executive Director of Lebanese League for Women in Business
Lebanon
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Amel Belaid
Founder of Apotheox Business Services
Algeria
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Thanaa Al-Khasawneh
Executive Director for Jordan Business and Professional Women Association
Jordan
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Dr. Carmen Geha
Senior Researcher in Migration and Gender, Pompeu Fabra University Founder and Managing Director, Soltara Consulting
Spain
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Dr. Bessma Momani
Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo, Senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance and Innovation (CIGI), and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, D.C.
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Sabeeka Alshamlan
Founder Warsha Consultancy and Development
Bahrain
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Dr. Manal El Abboubi
Professor at University Mohammed V Rabat, Research Affiliate at Economia, HEM Research Center, and Vice president of ORSEM
Morocco
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Amira Marzouk
Executive Director of Center Democracy for All
Tunisia
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SAWI is a milestone project in eight countries (Algeria, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia). SAWI has partnered with employers in the sectors of healthcare, education, STEM, and banking for women’s inclusion. SAWI was made possible by generous funding from the US State Department’s MEPI program, and in partnership with our regional team: Apotheox, BPWA, Democracy for All, Economia HEM, LLWB, Warsha and WEOIraq.
Watch this video to learn more about the SAWI project's work: