1. Women’s Leadership Matters Soukeina BouraouiHela Gharbi Executive DirectorProject CoordinatorCAWTAR Tunis – 7 May 2008

2. A few voices from the region… « Women are braver and more involved than men in a number of matters, provided their willingness to impose themselves and make more efforts than men who see that their own role as decision makers is natural and taken for granted » (Ahmed, 50 y.o, Manager if a Public Institution, Tunisia) « Women need to be up to and aware of their responsability if they wish to take part in decision making » (Zaki, 52 y.o, Lawyer, Egypt)

3. Leadership : at the core of women’s empowerment in all aspects of life Women need to acquire leadership to engage in the decision making process, and to reach decision making positions in the family, social, economic, and political life

4. Leadership : at the core of women’s empowerment in all aspects of life Women need to acquire leadership to break the glass ceiling!!

5. A few successful training programs experience for women’s leadership … Entrepreneurship Development Program : training delivered in collaboration with UNIDO Being visionnary Believe in oneself Be able to motivate others Communicate, listen and negotiate with others

6. A few successful training programs experience for women’s leadership … Arab Women Speak out : the social learning process or how to learn from other women’s experiences Attention Retention Reproduction Reinforcement “I would gain if I did the same thing”

7. Thank you for your attention