Joint Press Release: The National Council for Women and UN Women Egypt launch a training program on Gender-Transformative Parenting

Cairo, 23 August 2021- The National Council for Women (NCW) and UN Women Egypt organized a training of trainers (TOT) workshop on the topic of “Gender Transformative Parenting” in cooperation and WellSpring Egypt Foundation during the period from 23-27 August, within the framework of the programme on "Men and Women for Gender Equality" implemented by NCW and UN Women Egypt with the generous support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).

The workshop brought together participants from government and non-governmental organizations such as the Ministry of Youth and Sports and WellSpring Egypt Foundation as well as independent trainers from relevant fields. It aims to enhance the adoption of gender transformative practices by parents to create more gender equitable spaces at home through challenging stereotypical gender norms and promoting more equal sharing of unpaid care and domestic work between women and men and girls and boys. The training also emphasizes the importance of good communication between spouses and women’s economic and educational rights through engaging the participants in different activities throughout the training workshop.

The training manual used during the workshop has been developed for use by individuals or organizations engaged in supporting parenting approaches including government entities, civil society, independent trainers, academia, and other professionals that deal with parents and believe in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment in the home.

It is worth mentioning that the National Council for Women had previously launched the “Because I am a Man” campaign in partnership with UN Women Egypt within the framework of the “Men and Women for Gender Equality” programme. The campaign focused on challenging negative stereotypes around the role of men while emphasizing positive models to achieve gender equality and empower women; in addition to highlighting fatherhood as one of the aspects for engaging men to create social change and end discrimination against women and girls, among many other issues.

For more information, please contact:

• Ms. Azza Abd Elhay: General Directorate of Media Management, National Council for Women at [ Click to reveal ]

• Ms. Maha Rateb: Communications and Adv Analyst, UN Women Egypt at [ Click to reveal ]

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