Rita Chemaly

Chemaly Rita is a Human Rights activist, scholar and senior consultant on women's, gender and human rights, specialized in gender strategies, UNSCR1325, GBV. Author, Researcher, Consultant on citizenship, public policies, Governance, Communication and gender. RITA CHEMALY, is Lebanese, she holds a D.E.A. in political and administrative sciences. Author of the book the "Spring 2005 in Lebanon between Myths and Realities", Winner of The Samir Kassir Award for the freedom of the press, Consultant on Project Development for the National Commission for Lebanese Women, University professor of Political Sciences at Saint Joseph University. Responsible of projects with many NGOs, governmental institutions and International Organizations working in the field of Human Rights and Development in Lebanon. Blogs at www.ritachemaly.wordpress.com Important Notice: Views expressed on this blog belong to me alone and do not represent any of the associations with whom I volunteer, or my employers, past or present. Rita Chemaly, est libanaise, diplômée en sciences administratives et politiques. Auteur du " Printemps 2005 au Liban entre mythes et realites" Edition L'Harmattan, 2009; Lauréate du Prix Samir Kassir pour la liberté de la presse catégorie jeunes chercheurs 2007, décerné par la Delegation Europeenne, Responsable de projets et active dans plusieurs ONG, sur les themes des droits de l'homme, la bonne gouvernance. Consultante aupres de la Commission Nationale des Femmes Libanaises NCLW , pour le developpment des projets. Chargee de cours a l'Institut des Sciences Politiques de l'USJ. www.ritachemaly.wordpress.com; Notice Importante: Les articles qui sont publiés dans le blog, sont considérés entierement propres à leur auteure, mes employeurs et les associations ou je suis ou j'etais volontaire ne donnant aucune approbation ni improbation aux opinions émises et publiées par moi. International Labour Organization-certified Gender Auditor since 2018, Rita Chemaly is a Researcher, Policy advisor, Trainer, and University lecturer specializing in gender equality, social inclusion, labor rights, Governance and public policy in the MENA region. She holds a postgraduate research degree in Administrative and Political Sciences from the Institute of Political Sciences at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of Saint Joseph University of Beirut and is a recipient of the Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press from the EU delegation. A blogger and researcher on human rights, democracy, and gender-related issues, she has collaborated with numerous NGOs and international organizations working on women’s rights, citizenship, governance, and rule of law in Lebanon, Belgium, USA, Syria, Jordan, Egypt. Between 2011 and 2021, she served as a consultant for projects development at the National Commission for Lebanese Women, contributing to the development and implementation of national projects and gender-responsive initiatives. As a certified Gender Auditor with the International Labour Organization, Rita Chemaly has led and contributed to gender audits and institutional assessments within the public sector and across various organizations in Lebanon and the wider Arab region, including Syria, Jordan, and Egypt. Her expertise focuses on gender mainstreaming, workplace inclusion, labor rights, gender-responsive governance, and organizational transformation. She collaborated in the Institutionalization of Gender and Women observatory for National Institutions in the region. She has extensive experience supporting ministries, municipalities, unions, NGOs, chambers, and international entities in integrating gender and social inclusion approaches into policies, strategies, and institutional frameworks. She has also trained public officials, trade unions, civil society actors, and development practitioners through several International Labour Organization academies and regional programs on topics including gender mainstreaming, identifying and addressing gender bias, managing institutional resistance, labor law, ILO Convention No. 190, gender and development, and the future of work. In addition, she is a trainer with IOs and has delivered extensive French-language trainings on gender and research methodologies for participants from several African countries in Agriculture and agro-food industries.  Since 2014, Rita Chemaly has also been teaching Political Science, Sociology, Public Policy, Citizenship, Gender, Gender-Based Violence (GBV), social media and advocacy, as well as lobbying and pressure groups at the Institute of Political Sciences and within the Arab Master’s Program in Human Rights and at the Institute of Islamic-Christian Studies.  Since 2024 , Rita Chemaly is the Executive Director of LLWB.  She can be contacted at ritachemaly@hotmail.com Twitter/x @ritachemaly Linkedin:  Rita Chemaly | LinkedIn