In response to the growing challenges facing women in the Arab region, the General Assembly of the Arab NGO Network for Development has decided to launch the Working Group dedicated to women rights. This group aims to analyze current feminist discourses and to reassess what has been achieved — and what remains unachieved — for women in light of ongoing political, social, and economic transformations.

The Vision of the Initiative:

This group focuses on rebuilding a feminist discourse that reflects the realities and aspirations of women in the Arab region, while strengthening its connection with other social movements. We seek to

explore the structural factors that weaken the presence and impact of feminist movements and isolate them from broader societal issues, with the aim of reclaiming the feminist struggle’s political and activist

role in the region.

Main Objectives:

1-To critically assess current feminist discourses in order to evaluate their effectiveness and responsiveness to ongoing crises.

2-To strengthen collaboration between feminist movements and other social movements in addressing shared challenges.

3-To develop a feminist discourse that genuinely reflects the real needs of women, inspired by the region’s context and historical experience.

4-To confront the negative impacts of certain international projects with exclusionary and colonial undertones, by building a discourse grounded in dignity and rights.