Mona Chemali Khalaf

Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World

Lebanese American University

P.O.Box 13-5053 Beirut - Lebanon

Fax: (01) 867098 & 603703

E-Mail: mkhalaf@beirut.lau.edu.1b

University Education:

Université Saint Joseph

Completed all course requirements for a

D.E.S. in International Finance.

American University of Beirut

Degrees Received:

BA in Economics (with distinction) 1961

MA in Economics 1964

Secondary Education:

Pensionnat des Soeurs de St. Joseph de l'Apparition

Degree Received: French Baccalaureate

Work experience:

  1. October 1997 - to date: Director, Institute form Women's Studies in the Arab World.
  2. Oct. 1995 - Sept. 1997: Full-time Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lebanese American University (formerly Beirut University College).
  3. Oct. 1993 - Sept. 1995: Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lebanese American University, with a joint appointment at the Business School and the Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World.
  4. 1992: Consultant at the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies.
  5. Oct. 1988 - Apr. 1990: Assistant Professor of Economics at Beirut University College.
  6. Oct. 1978 - June 1988: Full-time instructor in Economics at Beirut University College.
  7. Feb.1977 - Sept.1987: Part-time instructor in Economics at Beirut University College.
  8. Apr.1970 - Apr.1973: Research Department of the "Center for Economic, Financial and Social Research and Documentation." Beirut, Lebanon.
  9. Oct. 1968 - Sept.1969: Senior Assistant to Prof. Yusif Sayigh on his book, Non-Economic Determinants of Growthin the Arab World.
  10. July 1963 - Sept.1968: Research Assistant, Economic Research Institute, American University of Beirut.

Publications:

  1. The Arab Woman and Work, Facts and Prospects: The Lebanese Case Study, (in Arabic), Center of Arab Women for Training and Research, Tunis, 1998.
  2. “Youth Unemployment in Lebanon” (Study prepared for the International Labour Organization), January 1998.
  3. "Le Statut de la Femme Libanaise dans le Marché du Travail", CEDRUS LIBANI, No.55, Autumn 1997, pp.42-45.
  4. "Women and Education in Lebanon", Al-Raida, Winter 1995, Vol. XI, No.68, pp.12-15.
  5. "The Lebanese Woman and the Labor Market", Al-Raida, Spring 1993, Vol. X, No.61, pp.14-17.
  6. "Poverty and Development" Women and Environment in Lebanon, Beirut University College in collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and the United Nations Development Program (National Conference October 8-10, 1992, Beirut, Lebanon), pp. 31-38 (in Arabic).
  7. "Assessing the Economic Contribution of Women", Women and Economic Development in the Arab World, the Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World, 1988, pp. 156-171.
  8. "The Economic Contribution of Women and its Effect on the Dynamics of the Family in two Lebanese Villages", Population and Labor Policies Programme, Working Paper No. 148, International Labour Office, Geneva, 1985.

Membership in various associations and boards

  1. Member of the Association of the Lebanese Women Researchers.
  2. Member of the Lebanese NGO Commission for the Preparation of the 1995 Beijing World Conference on Women.
  3. Member of the Lebanese National Commission for the Preparation of the 1995 Beijing World Conference on Women.
  4. Member of the Lebanese National Commission for Women Affairs (1996- 1999).
  5. Member of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations InternationalResearch and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW, elected for three years as of July 1, 1996).
  6. Member of the Consultative Council of Women in the MENA Region established by the World Bank to review the Bank’s projects with a gender perspective, (January 1999).

Recent activities:

  1. Gave a talk at the World Bank in Washington on "Women in the Labor Force in Lebanon", (February 1998).
  2. Attended the Board Meeting of the United Nations Institute of Training and Research for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW), (April 24 - May 1, 1998).
  3. Attended a regional seminar on women's rights entitled "After Beijing Towards 2000: Political Strategies of Women's Organizations in Selected Mediterranean Countries", held in Sardinia (June 6 - 11, 1998). Title of the paper presented: "Economic Rights of Women in Lebanon".
  4. Participated as a resource person in a gender workshop organized by the World Bank in Washington (June 29 - July 4, 1998). Subject of the paper presented: "Women in Post-Conflict Environment: The Case of Lebanon".
  5. Selected as a participant in the International Visitor Program on the "Role of Women in Business and Professions" sponsored by the United States Information Agency at the American Embassy in Lebanon (July 13 - 31, 1998).
  6. Chaired the Expert Group Meeting on National Machineries for Gender Equality organized by the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Carribean (ECLAC). Title of the paper presented “The National Women Machinery: The Lebanese Case” (August 30 - September 4, 1998).
  7. Participated in the Seminar “Lebanon in the 21st Century”, held at Villanova University on October 2-3, 1998. Subject of the paper presented: “Women in Post War Lebanon”.
  8. Attended the international symposium on “the Mediterranean Woman: Differing Cultures, Universal Rights”, organized by the Italian National Commission for Equal Rights and Opportunities (Napoli, February 25-27, 1999). Title of paper presented: “Women’s Empowerment and Cooperation in the Mediterranean Region”.
  9. Attended, at the World Bank, the meeting of the Consultative Council for Women in the Middle East and North Africa region (Washington, January 27-28, 1999).
  10. Participated in the United Nations Inter-Agency Brainstorming Workshop on the emerging trends and challenges for gender equality (New York, May 3-4, 1999).
  11. Attended the board meeting of the United Nations Institute of Training Research for the Advancement of Women (New York, May 5-7, 1999).
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