future now”

Number of groups
18
18
15
17
Figure 4: Size of women’s groups
12
9
6
3
0
5
1 1 1 2 1 1
0–16 17–32 33–50 85–100 101–115 116–130 145–160 175–190 191–205
Number of
members
Male representation
in women-led groups
As mentioned in the introduction,
the groups referred to as
women’s groups in this study
are groups that are founded
and led by women. In addition,
these groups, seemingly
by default, are mostly made
up of women. 28 percent of
the groups have male members,
but men only make up 6
percent of the overall number
of members. This composition
highly differs from the general
one of CSOs in Syria, where
research carried out between
2011 and 2014 13 showed that
31 percent were exclusively
male groups, while 54 percent
had a few women members. In
fact, the low representation of
women in Syrian CSOs could in
itself be one of the reasons behind
the last few years’ increase
in women’s groups.
Looking at the geographical
spread of the male representation,
women’s groups that include
male members are mostly
found in regime-controlled areas
like Damascus city (24%), followed
by Latakia (9%). In areas
outside the regime’s control,
the highest percentage of male
representation in women’s
groups is found in the Aleppo
suburb Afrin, with five male
members out of 27. In contrast,
Idleb’s and Daraa’s women’s
groups have no male members
8
at all.
13
1. According to the Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics
(CBS), Aleppo governorate had a total population of
4,744,000 in 2011 pre-crisis, followed by Damascus suburbs
(2,744,000), then Damascus city (1,733,000.) Al-
Hasaka has a total population of 1,477,000 in 2011. http://
www.cbssyr.sy/yearbook/2011/Data-Chapter2/TAB-2-2-
2011.htm
2. When the field research took place, Al-Hasaka city was
under the control of the Kurdish self-administration. The
Syrian regime still controls a few cities in the governorate.
3. According to CBS’s general census, Afrin had a total
population of 172,095 in 2004. http://www.cbssyr.sy/
people%20statistics/popman.pdf
4. Islamic State. Extremist group also known as ISIS or
ISIL.
5. The regime systematically launches mass detention
campaigns against activists organizing 8 activities which
oppose its rule. More information is found in Human
Rights Watch’s latest report on the regime’s crackdown on
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peaceful activists and paramedics. https://www.hrw.org/
‏+مظاهرة /results?search_query=
news/2012/10/25/syria-free-peaceful-activists-journalists-aid-workers-amnesty
دوما+نسائية+مظاهرة
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In the Damascus suburbs, four
6. Damascus city 1,733,000 in population, Al-Hasaka
male members were found in
1,477,000 (in/results?search_query= /results?search_query=
دوما+نسائية+مظاهرة pre-crisis) 2011,
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داريا+نسائية+مظاهرة women’s groups in three 8 cities: /results?search_query= 7. The part of
Aleppo’s countryside that is controlled by IS
is not part
8
of the research.
Darayya, Harastah and Moad-
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mainly from 2011 and 2012: https://www.you-
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protests in
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and
9
in Darayya: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_
داريا+نسائية+مظاهرة /results?search_query=
داريا+نسائية+مظاهرة 9. Al-Jazeera /results?search_query= 9 article in March 2012
وار-معاناة-السورية-المرأة (in Arabic) /2012/3/10 discusses
Members of women’s
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women in Darayaa providing aid to detainees and families
groups under review
of the deceased. http://www.aljazeera.net/news/reportsandinterviews/2012/3/10/
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10. Enab Baladi, a local newspaper, interviews a woman
Female Male
leader from
9
Darayya and describes how 10 her activism
10
affects her role as a mother. (Issue 32): http://www.enabbaladi.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/
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11. Activism in Difficult Times, Badael Foundation, 2014.
Report that discusses CSOs activism and dynamics between
2011 and 2014 in Syria.
10
12. One 10 women’s group in Al-Hasaka with 2000 members
was taken out of the data analyzed in this section, as it
94%
would lead to inaccurate results of the women’s groups’
sizes in total. Additionally, one group refrained from
answering the question related to their staff size and were
thus excluded from the results presented in the section.
Furthermore, one Damascus group could not be analyzed
as its members were composed of only volunteers and
thus, its size was not definitive.
13. Activism in Difficult Times, Badael Foundation, 2014.
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