Tunisia: A Group of Women Workers Speak to President of the Republic About Their Daily Struggles

A group of female agricultural workers spoke to President Kais Saïed during his visit on Tuesday to the areas of Labiadh, Ouled Akil, Jelma, a farm in El Charaa, Cebbala… Read more »

Tunisia: Young Inventors Prize - Tunisian Team of Female Inventors Wins Third Place

A team of four young Tunisian inventors (Khaoula Ben Ahmed, Ghofrane Ayari, Souleima Ben Temime and Sirine Ayari) has won the third Young Inventors Prize awarded by the European… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisian Federation of Film Societies Launches Call for Applications for Arab Women Directors

A call for applications for an artistic residency focused on the development of short film projects was launched by the Tunisian Federation of Film Societies (FTCC) as part of the… Read more »

Tunisia: Intimate Partner Violence Accounts for Almost Five Percent of Reported Violence Cases in Q1 2024 (Report)

A report by the Tunisian Social Observatory under the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) reveals that intimate partner violence accounted for 4.56% of all cases… Read more »

Tunisia: Low Turnout of Women in Run-Off Local Elections (Tu-Med)

Project director of the Tunisian Mediterranean Centre (TU-MED), Ahlem Karoui, on Sunday, highlighted the low turnout of women in the run-off local elections in the various polling… Read more »

Tunisia: Six Tunisian Women in Tech of Year 2023 (Reconnect)

Six Tunisian women have been named in Tech of the Year 2023 by the Tunisian association RECONNECTT, based in France and bringing together highly qualified Tunisian skills from all… Read more »

Tunisia: Posthumous Tribute to Dr Tawhida Ben Cheikh (January 2, 1909 - December 6, 2010)

The Agence de Mise en Valeur du Patrimoine et de Promotion Culturelle (AMVPPC) has paid a posthumous tribute to Tunisia's oldest doctor and the first woman doctor in the Arab… Read more »

Tunisia: Over 40 Female Potters Receive Support Under Hrayer Sejnane Project

Hrayer Sejnane project, which has come to a close, provided support to over forty female potters in Sejnane, Bizerte (northern Tunisia) through training sessions on communication,… Read more »

Tunisia: City of Culture Hosts First Meeting of the League of African Women Writers

The League of African Women Writers, created in Morocco on March 9, 2023, held its first meeting on Tuesday at the City of Culture in Tunis. Read more »

Africa: Economic Commission for Africa Supports Trainers to Improve Women's Digital Expertise

A national workshop on the «Digital upskilling of women and girls in Tunisia» is organised on September 4-7 in Tunis by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) gender… Read more »

Tunisia: Manouba - New Pilot Development Grouping for Women Inaugurated in Jedaida

The "Harayer el Mansoura" pilot development grouping for women in Jedaida, the second of its kind to be set up by the Family, Women, Children and the Seniors, in the governorate of… Read more »

Tunisia: Women's Day - Nearly 3,800 Women Access Economic Empowerment Programmes

The number of recipients of economic empowerment pogramme hovered around 3,800 in the period between August 2022 and August 2023 and a further 2,500 accessed Raiedet programme. Read more »

Tunisia: Women's Day - Aswat Nissa Calls for Securing Women's Political Rights [upd 1]

Aswat Nissa called for securing women's political rights and their actual access to decision-making positions as Tunisia is marking Sunday National Women's Day. Read more »

Tunisia: Womencall Launched to Empower Women Entrepreneurs in Tunisia

The WIDU.africa project has just launched its new support tool for women entrepreneurs, called "Women Call," exclusively and for the first time in Tunisia. Read more »

Tunisia: Project 'For Better Empowerment of Women in Thala El Ayoun and Hidra' Concludes in Kasserine

The project "for better empowerment of women in Thala, El Ayoun and Hidra," initiated by the NGO Thala Solidaire and funded by the French Institute of Tunisia and the French… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia Proposes Devising Arab Pact to Combat Gender-Based Violence in Workplace

During her participation in works of the 9th general conference of the Arab Women Organisation, organised on February 27-28 in Tripoli, Libya, Minister of Family, Women, Children… Read more »

Tunisia: Almost No Turnout of Women Voters in Polling Stations, Observers Say

The Tunisian Mediterranean Center (TU-MED Center) has noted a very low turnout, or almost nonexistent women in polling stations in the first hours of voting for the second round of… Read more »

Tunisia: Accelerating Progress Towards Rural Women's Economic Empowerment - Second Phase Kicks Off in Tunis

The second phase of the programme "Accelerating Progress towards Rural Women's Economic Empowerment - JP RWEE," which targets 3,000 women kicked off on Wednesday in Tunis. Read more »

Tunisia: Family Ministry Starts Distribution of 1,050 Funding Agreements for Women in 22 Governorates

The Ministry of Family, Women, Children and the Elderly on Thursday started the distribution of 1,050 funding agreements for women's projects in 22 governorates of the Republic, as… Read more »