Leadership in Gender-Inclusive Digital Development and Social Innovation

In recent years, Iran has witnessed high levels of societal unrest, which has roots extending deep into the country’s rich history. Anti-regime protests notably spurred by tragic events such as the death in custody of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, have exposed the dual nature of Iran—the resilience of its young people and the severe crackdown put in place by its regime. Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian, was apprehended by Tehran's "morality police" on 13 September 2022, al ...

Theodora Skeadas is a 2022 alumna of Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders program. Learn more about her here. During the 2019 Indian general elections, researchers studied how organizers used a network of WhatsApp groups to manipulate Twitter trends through coordinated mass postings. The researchers joined 600 WhatsApp groups and found evidence of 75 hashtag manipulation campaigns in the form of mobilization messages with lists of pre-written tweets. During the election period, thes ...

Deborah Braide is a 2022 alumna of Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders program. Learn more about her here. Although equitable participation in STEM careers has historically been low, through advocacy, policy changes and recent initiatives, African women and youths are now rising to the forefront of STEM and sustainable energy. Maintaining momentum and addressing barriers to entry requires a holistic transformation of educational systems, financing, and socio-cultural norms. The Af ...

La réforme du Code du statut personnel (Moudawana), en février 2004, a permis d’ouvrir de nouvelles perspectives à la condition de la femme marocaine. Le Code de la famille a constitué une avancée sociale, entre autres par la mise en place de mesures relatives au divorce qui permettent une plus grande protection des droits des femmes dont notamment l’énoncé d’une disposition de partage des biens acquis pendant le mariage. Toutefois, le Code n’a pas décliné de façon explici ...

يبين معدل نشاط المرأة المغربية1 انخفاضا أصبح هيكليا على مدى السنوات العشرين الماضية. وتزداد حدة هذا الانخفاض نظرا لضعف مستوى هذا المعدل، الذي يعتبر من بين أدنى المعدلات في العالم. ومع ذلك، تم تنفيذ العديد من الإصلاحات والبرامج والإجراأت أو يجري تنفيذها لتحسين ظروف المرأة، اقتصاديا واجتماعيا، وفي المناطق الحضرية والريفية. هل نواجه ظاهرة مجتمعية أم مجرد مشاكل تتعلق بالنمو الاقتصادي؟ ما هي الدروس التي يمكن استخلاصها من مختلف الدراسات والتحليلات التي أجريت في هذا الاتجاه وما هي الأدوات ...