Linda Matar

Previous Professions

  • President, 1978 - present, League of Lebanese Women's Rights.
  • Coordinator, regional office of the Women International Democratic Federation.

Major Achievements

  • Lobbying for more than 40 years for amending laws that discriminate against women, and co-founding many of the women's non-governmental organizations in Lebanon.
  • Running for parliamentary elections in 1996 & 2000.
  • Nominated in 1995 by the French magazine Marie Claire as one of the 100 women who move the world.
  • Attending nearly 60 Arab and regional conference, including United Nations conferences in Mexico, Copenhagen, Nairobi, and Beijing.
  • Attending a number of the preparatory meetings for the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in her capacity as an expert in women's issues.
  • Authoring many newspaper articles and columns on women's issues, gender equality and democracy.

Field(s) of Expertise

Activism

Establishing and Managing a Non-Governmental Organization

Lobbying

Women's Rights

Education

  • Lebanese Baccalaureate, Deir An-Nasra School.

Distinctions

  • Honored by Sheikha Fatima Bent Moubarak, 2002.
  • Honored by many civil society organizations, namely the Cultural Movement of Antelias and Lebanese Council of Women.

Awards

  • National Cedars Medal, Knight rank, 1998.
  • Pioneer of the Women's Movement in the Arab region, 2002.