​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The WOMENA Study, hosted at the Center​ for Research on Population and Health at the Faculty of Health Sciences, AUB, held a stakeholder meeting, bringing together a diverse group of experts from the fields of labor, economics, and health. The purpose of the meeting was to learn from the perspectives of the stakeholders on the key focal areas of the research, including efforts needed to attract women to the workforce, protect their health, and prevent female labor market attrition during health, social, and economic "shocks".
This event consisted of several segments, including networking and discussions around areas related to the complementary work packages of the study: regional evidence synthesis; analysis of existing surveys in the region; survey and qualitative research in Lebanon. You can find more information about the WOMENA study here.
The stakeholder meeting included representatives from the following organizations​:
- Ms. Aya Matsuura, International Labour Organization (ILO), Lebanon
- Ms. Hana Addam, World Bank, Lebanon
- Dr. Irene Selwaness, Cairo University, Egypt
- Ms. Lisa Kolovich, International Monetary Fund (IMF), United States of America
- Mr. Mohamad Al Bekaai, Arab Network for Early Childhood (ANECD), Lebanon
- Ms. Nadine Mezher, OXFAM, Lebanon
- Ms. Nazha Challita, Ministry of Labor, Lebanon
- Ms. Pamela Zgheib, Ministry of Public Health, Lebanon
- Ms. Ruba Arja, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)​​, Lebanon
- Ms. Tala Ismail, World Bank, Lebanon