Conference Held to Present the Initial Findings of a Study on the Position of Women and Youth in Decision-Making Centers within Professional Syndicates and Unions

Within the framework of the project “Strengthening the Rule of Law and the Effective Participation of Women and Youth in Decision-Making Centers within Professional Syndicates and Unions,” implemented by the IOL, Investigator Organization for supporting role of law and Democracy, with financial support from NPA, Norwegian People's Aid, under the NORAD project for 2022, IOL organized a conference on the evening of Tuesday, 29 November 2022, with the participation of relevant stakeholders from women's unions and associations, representatives of professional syndicates and unions, civil society organizations, and representatives of the High Council for Women and Development, the NGO Affairs Department, and the General Directorate for Combating Domestic Violence.
The conference aimed to present the initial findings of the study “The Position of Women and Youth in Decision-Making Centers within Professional Syndicates and Unions,” prepared by Ms. Lana Sheikha, a graduate in Political Science, under the supervision of a number of academics at the IOL, Investigator Organization for supporting role of law and Democracy.
Following the welcoming remarks, the researcher presented the content of the study and the methodology used in its preparation, which took more than two months. She also presented the main challenges, findings, and recommendations of the study, with the aim of receiving the participants’ views, observations, and suggestions to enrich the study and support its final review.
Following more than an hour of discussion and the exchange of comments, criticism, views, and recommendations, the conference concluded successfully and achieved its objectives. Work on the study is expected to continue until the end of the year, after which it will be published in printed book form.