The list of 18 new female ambassadors for Lebanon abroad. (Photo shared by the Fifty Fifty association)
"It wasn't even intentional ... Our diplomats are recruited based on their skills," a source from the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. On the same day, the Lebanese association Fifty Fifty, which aims to promote gender equality in the private sector and public and political bodies, announced on its social media that 18 women have been appointed as ambassadors of Lebanon, out of 74 Lebanese diplomatic positions worldwide. A ratio of 24 percent in total, which placed Lebanon "above the global average, which is 21 percent," stated the same source within the ministry."It's a small advance, but it's not enough at all," said Joelle Abu Farhat, president of Fifty Fifty, who maintained the goal of "overall parity, everywhere, within political bodies and in the private sector." During...
"It wasn't even intentional ... Our diplomats are recruited based on their skills," a source from the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. On the same day, the Lebanese association Fifty Fifty, which aims to promote gender equality in the private sector and public and political bodies, announced on its social media that 18 women have been appointed as ambassadors of Lebanon, out of 74 Lebanese diplomatic positions worldwide. A ratio of 24 percent in total, which placed Lebanon "above the global average, which is 21 percent," stated the same source within the ministry."It's a small advance, but it's not enough at all," said Joelle Abu Farhat, president of Fifty Fifty, who maintained the goal of "overall parity, everywhere, within political bodies and in the private sector." During...
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