A rather strange scene at the Jorf El Melha cemetery, near Sidi Kacem , where three women were caught in the act of exhuming the body of a child. Among them, the child’s mother.
2.85 billion dirhams (MMDH), this is what physical and sexual violence costs Moroccan households. This is the result of a survey by the High Commission for Planning (HCP).
The 1st prize in the "Global AI Inclusion Award" category was awarded to the Moroccan Hajar Mousannif , an AI expert professor at the Cadi Ayyad University (UCA) in Marrakech. This distinction, which is part of the prestigious "Women Tech" award, rewards women who shine internationally in the field of high technology.
A woman was accidentally killed in Sefrou , following a fight that broke out due to the online game "Free Fire". The victim refused to give 5 dirhams to her son to allow him to recharge his phone to play.
The House of Representatives has decided to set up a parliamentary mission to examine the situation of Moroccan women and their children detained in Syria and Iraq.
As part of the "Global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence" campaign, the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) in Morocco launched on Wednesday, November 25 a campaign to ensure effective action against all forms of violence against women and girls. Through this initiative, the CNDH intends to deepen the reflection on the conditions of women and girls and reduce the violence they suffer.
Gender-based violence increased by 31.6% during the periods of confinement and health emergency compared to the same period in 2019.
As part of the fight against violence against women and girls, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is joining forces with Shama, the first 100% Moroccan female robot, to launch the global campaign against this scourge.
The deterioration of labor market indicators related to Covid-19 accelerated in the third quarter of 2020, with a worsening of the structural decline in the activity rate, employment and an increase in the unemployment rate, particularly among young people, women and graduates in Morocco, according to the HCP.
They are about ten Moroccan women living in the horror of Syrian and Iraqi prisons. Today, they are launching a final cry for help to King Mohammed VI .
Moroccan Ilham Kadri , CEO of Solvay since March 2019, is on the international list of the most powerful women in the Fortune magazine.
Moroccan associations are asking that women occupy places of choice politically, socio-economically, culturally and environmentally. The initiative comes from a collective called "Parity Now", which has launched a campaign to collect signatures to force the authorities’ hands.