The Observatory of Gender Equal Opportunities

This management is considered as one of the pillars of the development strategy, which covers different aspects of women’s conditions. The department’s missions are basically collecting and processing data, monitoring databanks specialized on women’s issues and attempting to produce documentary materials (articles, bibliographies and indexes).

Objectives:

-         Establishing CREDIF as a scientific institution specialized in documentation field and a reliable source of information related to women’s issues and Gender concept designed to researchers, decision-makers and bodies.

-         Highlighting women’s assets at the regional, national and international levels.

Missions:

-         Collecting documents and information on women’s issues either in Tunisia or throughout the world, such as books, references and periodicals.

-         Treating documents and documentary databases.

-         Providing a rich and varied documentary background for decision-makers and users concerned with women’s affairs.

-         Establishing agreements of cooperation and information exchange with bodies and organizations operating on women’s fields in Tunisia and abroad.

-         Preparing reports on women’s conditions in Tunisian society at the request of the competent governmental authorities.

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CREDIF functions as a scientific mechanism in the field of women's and gender rights, in line with the strategy set out by the Ministry of Women, Family and Children.

For the next five years, 2016-2020, this strategy can be summarized in five axes:

1.   The fight against gender-based violence,
2.   The economic empowerment of women,
3.   The institutionalization of the gender approach,
4.   The participation of women in public and political life,
5.  Supporting women's participation in culture and creation 

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Information and communication represent the top priority at CREDIF.

The Tunisian experience emphasizes that the political discourse and legislative measures supporting women’s rights work to hoist awareness and integrate rights as values within Tunisian society.

CREDIF as a center for research reinforces gains achieved for women and enhances their images taking into consideration their roles in the family and society. The goal of the information, communication and publication management is to disseminate CREDIF’s missions and activities within its environment.

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