Women's Empowerment Unit

Main Tasks:

1- Involving women in leadership roles

2- Women's participation in committees and public roles

3- Providing non-traditional educational and training opportunities for women

4- Women's participation in the process of decision-making

5- Formulating and supervising the implementation of all initiatives, plans and projects relating to women

6- Supporting young female researchers who complete distinguished research at an early age during the doctoral stage, through specialised committees that select distinguished works for support.

7- Honouring creative and distinguished Iraqi women in their fields of specialisation through creativity awards or documentary films about their achievements.

8- Raising community awareness of the status and rights of women and combating violence by holding more courses and conducting research with specialised centres.

Mission of the Unit:

The Women's Empowerment Unit is one of the most important units seeking to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women through mechanisms that help them become self-reliant. Their empowerment makes development more harmonious and participatory between men and women, so that development is not merely social welfare for women but social development that aims to enable women to possess the elements of economic and social strength, allowing them to be self-reliant, continuously improve their circumstances and participate in decision-making.

Objectives of the Unit:

1. Supporting women: providing support and assistance to women in various fields, such as education, work and health.

2. Empowering women: working to empower women by providing the opportunities and resources necessary to achieve their goals.

3. Promoting equality: working to promote gender equality in various fields.

4. Providing advice: offering advice and counselling to women on various issues.