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Media Development and Women’s Empowerment in the MENA Region: Strategies, Approaches, and Structural Challenges

Abstract Over the past decades, media have played an increasingly significant role in shaping social and political transformations, particularly in advancing gender equality. This article examines the contribution of media development to women’s empowerment in the MENA region through a comparative analysis of two dominant models: externally driven interventions and nationally led strategies. The findings […]

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Behind the Silence: A Survey-Based Analysis of Women in Arab Media

This article reveals for the first time exclusive and up-to-date data on women working in the media across the Arab world. Until now, this picture simply did not exist. For years, global conversations about gender equality in media have unfolded without the support of solid evidence. Most numbers are scattered, outdated, and focused on Western

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