Across the Arab region, gender inequality continues to limit women from realizing their rights and full potential. Despite some progress in recent decades, women in the region earn less than men, have lower access to resources, and remain underrepresented in economic leadership. This can be seen acutely in the areas of women’s property ownership and economic empowerment. Unlocking women’s economic potential will require addressing the many intersecting constraints they face. This working paper has demonstrated that patterns and forms of lending for SMEs show vast discrepancies based on the gender and property ownership of borrowers. The data collected from several banks in Jordan present a starting point for in-depth investigation into other direct and indirect practices that may also contribute to the gender gaps identified in this paper.

The current paper is an attempt to highlight the linkage between governance for health and the change in dominant economic policies during the last five decades. It will also provide definitions and identify the influential actors in global and national health decisions and discuss how they practice their influence. The analysis in this paper is supported by some case studies from the Arab region.

يتعلق المقال بالمشاريع الصغرى التي تنجزها العائلات بالجزائر من خلال مؤسسة عائلية صغيرة متخصصة في صنع الحلويات

يتعلق المقال باقبال المراة على مجال الاعمال في مجتمع ذكوري يغلب عليه التميز بين الجنسين ورفض تواجد المراة في سوق العمل.

وصول النساء إلى الأراضي و إلى الأراضي و إلى الموارد الأخرى، في البيئتين الريفية و الحضرية، أمر جوهري لأن في العديد من البلدان النامية لا يزال يرتكز بصورة واسعة على الأراضي و الموارد الطبيعية، و على تواتر المساكن الحضرية أو مواقع العمل للنساء العاملات