Applications by women in subjects where they are underrepresented

BAU held a day of the NGO's sixth fair in which students, both men and women, took an active part in the event and also had the opportunity to do internships related to the SDGs.

BAU carried out the "Together for Equality in Health", with the aim of achieving inclusive health in which the entire community, both men and women, will have the right to health services that provide them with a good life expectancy.

For BAU it is important that women who are part of the academic community manage to be part of the labor market and be successful, in this sense la universidad tiene una seccion de “Job Vacancies”, en la cual pueden apply to a job this option is for the student that meets the requirements, this option is for all students who will finish their university careers regardless of race, gender or nationality, the information on all this is found on the website and the corresponding section.

Currently 116000 students in 40 different fields of studies at BAU occupying several positions in the Lebanese, Arab and international job market where the importance of women can be observed having around 41% of work occupation. Beirut Arab University continues to increase the growth of gender equity through different channels such as The Human Rights Center, in charge of monitoring that women's rights are fulfilled.

Women’s Studies is the most recent instrument of consciousness raising. Personal lives have been affected, and the role of the university in the society has changed. In the span of a decade or so, this new discipline has transformed the concepts and tools of social sciences and humanities.

It is believed that long-term changes in society could be achieved through Women’s Studies programs and courses. Women’s Studies brings together a wide range of disciplines, including Sociology, Psychology, Mass Media, History, Literature, Health and Law.

The Women Studies program creates new opportunities for students to understand the experiences of women and to connect these experiences to those of other groups, both locally and globally.

BAU celebrated the International Day of Peace in order to promote peace and well-being as well as gender equality, women empowerment and avoid any type of discrimination in the academic community.

Under the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO), Professor Marwan El Ghoch and womens students from the Department of Nutrition & Dietetics at Beirut Arab University (BAU) participated in COMs Exchange and Mentoring Programme, and visited the Centre of Obesity in Department of Medicine, at University of Rome “Tor Vergata” – Italy, from 28 January till the 1 February 2022.

Beirut Arab University participated in the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Francophonie Network of Women in Higher Education and Research (RESUFF)in France, the conference was attended by Prof. Rajaa Fakhoury the Dean of Faculty of Health Sciences and Official member of the RESUFF, Ms. Wafaa Beytamouni Director of President and Secretary General Office, and Ms. Lina Anouti Administrative Assistant of President and Secretary General Office.

This conference was organized by the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, and brought together 90 participants from 10 regions of the world, to encourage women in Universities (students/staff) to take on responsibilities and set up training modules for them in order to overcome obstacles and have a better future.

A lecture about Depression and Women was delivered by Dr Hania Jarkas, Neurologist. It explains that depression is the most common psychiatric disorder worldwide. It is underdiagnosed and undertreated. Women suffer from depression twice more than men do.

Depression has severe bad impact on the patient quality of life and mortality. Women suffer from special types of depression such as: depression before menses, depression during pregnancy, postpartum depression, and depression related to menopause.

Maternal depression has multiple harmful impacts on her pregnancy, and on the offspring from neonatal period till adolescence. Physicians from different specialties should screen for depression.

Treatment occurs through pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. The Lecture took place on Wednesday 22 March 2022 at Ali Rashed Hall, Main building, Beirut campus.

For the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women, the Human Rights Center at Beirut Arab University in collaboration with the Lebanese National Commission for UNESCO (LNCU) and Internal Security Forces ISF organized a workshop on Friday 4th of December 2020 at the village of Khrab El Hayatt- Akkar within the framework of 16 days to raise awareness globally on the elimination of violence against women.

The workshop, was represented by Dr. Tala Zein from the Lebanese National commission for UNESCO, Ms. Salam Zahran from the Human Rights Center at Beirut Arab University, and Major Youssef El Dekweir from the Internal security forces.

It targeted 25 participants mainly females, aimed at increasing public awareness on violence against women; building capacity and understanding main definitions and concepts in the framework of Women’s Rights; engaging youth in promoting women’s rights and contribution to fight discrimination within their society.In addition, participants were trained on entrepreneur skills in developing projects and business.

The transition into university life is usually coupled with a combination of stressors, which can have a negative impact on body image satisfaction, physical and mental wellbeing particularly among females. Body image is a multidimensional concept including psychological, social, and lifestyle factors. There is a scarcity of data concerning body image determinants among Lebanese university students. Therefore, the present study has been conducted aiming at investigating the prevalence of body image concern and its associated determinants among female university students.