Dr. Afnan Al-Shuaiby, The Executive Director of WDO, met with H.E Ambassador Dr. Saleh bin Hamad Al-Suhaibani, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi_Arabia to Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) , at the Mission’s HQs in Jeddah, within the framework of her visit to the OIC.
Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, signed a memorandum of understanding with His Excellency, Dr. Qutb Mustafa Sano , the Secretary-General of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Academy in Jeddah- KSA.
Dr. Afnan Al-Shuaiby, Executive Director of the Women Development Organization, met with Ambassador Diab Al-Louh, the Ambassador of the State of Palestine in Egypt and its permanent representative to the Arab League.
Executive Director, met with H.E Dr. Amal Al-Hamad, advisor on local and international cooperation for the Arab Planning Institute in Kuwait, on a first of its kind visit to the organization's headquarters in Cairo.
Dr. Afnan Al-Shuaiby, Executive Director of the Women's Development Organization, met with Ambassador Abdullah Al-Rahbi, the Ambassador of Oman to Egypt, at the embassy's headquarters in Cairo.
It is no secret that women are way more likely to face discrimination at work because of their gender. From getting paid less for doing the same job to being passed over for the most important assignments, there are numerous ways in which women are being discriminated against in work because of their gender.
Roughly four in every ten working women say that they have experienced some form of gender discrimination at work, according to a survey conducted by Pew Research Center. According to the survey, 25% said that they earned less than someone doing the same job, and 23% were treated as if they were incompetent.
Corruption is a major problem that affects societies across the world. It undermines democracy, damages the economy, and erodes public trust in institutions. Women face multiple forms of discrimination, including legal, political, economic, and socio-cultural biases, that put them at greater risk of being affected by corruption. However, women have an integral role to play in fighting corruption.
Human trafficking is defined by the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, as: “the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation”. The Protocol goes on to add that exploitation also includes, at a minimum, forced labor or services, sexual exploitation, slavery or similar practices, and servitude or the removal of organs.
In an ideal world, workers would receive equal pay for the same amount of work. In actuality, however, there are often disparities in wages between workers due to differences in gender, race, and other characteristics. These differences are called wage gaps. The primary type of wage gaps is the gender wage gap, which is a direct measure of how society values the contribution of men and women, relatively, to the workforce1.
Female genital mutilation (FGM) encompasses all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or any other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons1. Scientifically, this procedure has no health benefits for women and girls. In fact, this can cause severe bleeding and problems urinating. Later on, it can cause further complications such as cysts, infections, and issues during childbirth as well as increasing the risk of newborn deaths. This is only the beginning of physical impacts; the procedure can also create psychological trauma and mental scars for victims.
