Society

This paper was originaly published on tandfonline.com   While Marie Curie’s unique presence among 29 male scientists at the 1927 Solvay Conference underscores the historical gender gap in science, the persistent underrepresentation of women in authorship of scientific publications – particularly in Africa and the Global South – highlights the enduring challenge of achieving gender equality in the scientific community. African women scientists represent 31.1% of the scientific comm ...

This paper was originaly published on cell.com   Early school dropout rates in Morocco exhibit widespread spatial imbalances leading to adverse consequences. Indeed, there is thus a pressing need to investigate the factors contributing to the phenomenon. To this end, this study conducts a multivariate spatial analysis of 75 provinces in Morocco. It uses 100 variables to explain dropout rates across ten territorial components (TC): demography and household structure (TC1), cultural ...

هذا البحث مقتطف من كتاب ”الهوية الأفريقية للثقافة المغربية“. شـكلت التجـارة العابـرة للصحـراء إلـى عهـد قريـب، فرصـة للمغـرب ولإفريقيـا جنـوب الصحـراء ليكتشـف كل طـرف ثقافـة وحضـارة الآخـر. حظـي هـذا التواصـل المبكـر باهتمـام دراسـات كثيـرة، داخـل القـارة الإفريقيـة وخارجهـا؛ تجمعهـا خاصيـة فـي حاجـة إلـى إعـادة النظـر، تتجلـى فـي اختـزال هـذه الدراسـات للمؤثـرات الحضاريـة المغربيـة فيمـا وراء الصحـراء عبـر ترسـيخ البعـد العربـي، بمـا فـي ذلـك اللغـة العربيـة والديـن الإسلامـي ...

Ce récit a été initialement publié dans l'ouvrage Le leadership féminin au Maroc : De l’invisibilité à la visibilité   Si le combat des femmes marocaines a une histoire, et si des figures féminines emblématiques ont marqué par leur bravoure, leur diplomatie ou leur talent l’histoire du Maroc, il n’en demeure pas moins que cette histoire illustre reste méconnue. L’Indépendance du Maroc s’est accompagnée d’une ouverture prometteuse pour l’émancipation de la femme, et le geste1 libé ...

Ding, dang, dong… Vous avez certainement entendu sonner le carillon. C’est la rentrée. Ou les rentrées. Elles s’étalent sur quasiment deux mois tant la reprise est plurielle et concerne des acteurs ou des agents multiples. La rentrée des élèves, tout d’abord. À la mi-septembre déjà, ils ont enlevé le sable de leurs chaussettes, rangé leurs nouvelles fournitures scolaires. Mais pas seulement, celle des parents aussi : septembre est le mois de toutes les dépenses :  les frais scolaire ...

This Paper was originally published on emerald.com   Purpose Young graduates in Morocco are encountering an increasingly challenging labor market environment. Confronted with intense competition, job insecurity, and unclear career trajectories, many find themselves in low-skilled positions despite possessing relevant qualifications. This issue is particularly pronounced among vocational training graduates, who experience professional downgrading at a rate three times higher (33.6 ...

The global success of Gnaoua music is both a cause for celebration and a food for thought. It highlights the immense potential of music and other creative and cultural activities to generate income and meaningful employment, particularly for youth, while also showcasing the soft power of embedded cultural values. This soft power is evident in the worldwide influence of Black diaspora music. Despite Morocco’s wealth of creative and cultural industries (CCI), their potential for socio ...