Keywords: Empowerment


Casablanca: ESPOD Creates New Market Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs and Artisans

ESPOD has opened a new exhibition and sales space in Casablanca’s Old Medina, providing women entrepreneurs, artisans and cooperatives with a dedicated platform to showcase their products and reach a wider customer base. Inaugurated on October 20, 2026, the initiative aims to bridge the gap between......

Morocco Champions Women Farmers and Sustainable Agrifood Systems at FAO Meeting in Rome

Morocco has renewed its call for greater economic empowerment of women farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs, highlighting their role in strengthening food security, climate resilience and sustainable economic growth across Africa. The initiative took centre stage at a meeting held on Wednesday in......

Morocco ranks 118th globally in educational attainment and 133rd in health and survival

Morocco continues to face significant disparities across several indicators related to education, health and political participation, according to data highlighted in the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Gender Gap assessment. The figures place the country at different positions across the......

EU launches initiative to boost women’s employment across the Middle East and North Africa

The European Commission has launched a new regional initiative aimed at increasing women’s participation in the labour market across the Middle East and North Africa, as the European Union seeks to translate its Mediterranean partnership into concrete economic opportunities. The initiative, known......

Morocco falls to 139th in 2026 global gender gap ranking

Morocco has slipped to 139th place out of 145 economies in the World Economic Forum’s 2026 Global Gender Gap Index, highlighting persistent disparities between women and men despite a marginal improvement in the country’s overall parity score. The Kingdom recorded a score of 0.632, compared......

Miss World 2026: Joheirry Mola Dominguez, the New Queen from the Dominican Republic

Joheirry Mola Dominguez makes history in the Miss World competition. The representative of the Dominican Republic won the crown on Saturday, at the end of the international competition that brought together contestants from around the globe. At 24 years old, the young woman stood out against particularly......

Youth Day: Moroccan Youth at the Heart of a Stronger Morocco's Ambitions

On the occasion of Youth Day, celebrated on August 20, attention is drawn to the role assigned to new generations in Morocco's development directions. Since his accession to the Throne, His Majesty King Mohammed VI has made education, professional integration, civic participation, and the flourishing......

Afghanistan: Women's Participation in the Labor Market Drops to 5% Under the Taliban

Five years after the Taliban regained power, Afghan women's access to the labor market has reached a historically low level. According to the latest data from the International Labour Organization (ILO), women's participation in the workforce now stands at 5.1% in 2026, down from 16.5% in 2020, before......

Morocco presents gender equality reforms and financial inclusion agenda at UN Women donors roundtable

Morocco laid out the scope of its constitutional and legislative reforms on gender equality before an international gathering of donors at the 7th UN Women Funding Dialogue, held in Ottawa on May 27, 2026. Ambassador Souriya Otmani, representing the Kingdom at the event, outlined the pillars of Morocco's......