Tuesday 25/March/2025 – 10:55 AM
Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, reviewed a report on the efforts and achievements of the Women’s Unity in the Ministry of Environment and its devices and the regulation of waste management, as it is one of the units, which was established by the Ministry of Environment, to parked opportunities, spread environmental awareness among women, in addition to a number of other goals.
Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, said in a statement a short time ago the role that the Egyptian state is led by His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El -Sisi to improve the situation of Egyptian women and enhance their position, to participate in the economic and social development processes in Egypt, noting that this also translated in the inclusion of the government’s work program, which included major goals for economic, political and social empowerment for women.
Minister of Environment: The percentage of women’s arrival in leadership positions in the ministry reached 50.4%
Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, emphasized the work to encourage and revitalize the role of women’s leaders in the Ministry of Environment and its devices and give a greater role for women in tasks and activities, and a plan to build annual capabilities for the work teams of the Women Unit in regional branches and their implementation through the unit or in cooperation with donors such as the United Nations Women and UNICEF program, and 179 trainees from the ministry were trained starting from March 2024 Until March 2025.
Periodic statistics indicate the percentage of workers in the ministry and the women’s lineage in the ministry in leadership positions, as the last census was found in (February 2025) the woman’s reaching 50.4 % of the leadership positions, which is an ideal percentage compared to the total proportion of women working in the ministry at all job levels, which are estimated at about 27 % of the total employees of the ministry in their parts.
The Ministry of Environment, through the Women’s Unit, in cooperation with the General Administration of NGOs and the regional branches of the Environmental Affairs Agency, participated in raising environmental awareness and organizing training programs and activities for all groups and segments of society, in the field of environmental protection and various environmental issues, where 357 seminars, 12 workshops, in addition to organizing 2 environmental festivals, have participated and benefited from nearly 9,000 women and men of civil society, students and children, Support was also provided to a number of civil institutions and associations with a number of tree seedlings.
