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The Summury "Arab Women and the 2030 Strategy for Sustainable Development in the Local Media" raises new problems and questions imposed by the challenges experienced by the Arab world at a different stage of its history at the political, economic, cultural and social levels, in which the becoming of the media scene and the position of women have deep and direct impact

The completion of this report represents the first phase of the Arab Women and Legislations Program, implemented by the Center for Arab Women Training and Research (CAWTAR) with the support of the Arab Gulf Fund for Development (AGFUND).

The Summury of report represents a first phase of the Arab Women and Legislation Programme, implemented by the "Kawthar" Center with the support of the Arab Gulf Program for Development and a number of international and regional organizations, including the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, the United Nations Development Program and the League of Arab States.

The report started from raising the problem of participation in decision-making in the Arab world, according to an analysis based on a gender approach. It also takes into account the importance of understanding the role of economic, social, cultural and institutional structures in Arab societies and in light of globalization. From this point of view, the concept of decision-making and its forms is discussed and expanded, and the factors that shape the ability of women and men to contribute to decision-making processes at various levels are analyzed, taking into account the emerging and renewed relationship between these levels (within the family, the economy, the state and institutions).

The Third Arab Women Development Report aimed to monitor Arab research conducted between 1995 and 2005 on women and media and highlight their findings and recommendations with the aim of identifying reasons that cause the image of women in the media and their relationship with it as producers and consumers to be their current negative state. The report contains an initial section that addresses the Arab media, the communication landscape, the changes introduced to it and the situation of Arab women communicators within the domain. The second section contains an analysis of Arab research according to major topics that addresses the public and women as subjects, images, producers, and consumers and their role in regard to information and communication technologies.