Lebanon’s Social Affairs Ministry and the National Commission for Women's Affairs announced Monday the release of a "social lexicon" that states the most essential words and terms related to gender and gender equality.
“This project is part of the Social Affairs Ministry’s efforts to enhance women’s participation in local government and development,” said the commission’s executive president Joumana Mefrej at the inauguration.
The dictionary, she explained, aims at setting the terms and concepts that should exist in any discourse on equality between men and women.
“The main purpose of the lexicon is to clarify the concepts related to women’s affairs and to create a common language for any women's rights activist to use,” she said.
Mefrej added that the project is funded by the Italian government.
