These web-based resources provide information about the role of women in the Arab Spring.
During the winter of 2010 and the spring of 2011, pro-democracy protesters in the Middle East and North Africa rose up against the dictatorial regimes found in these countries. The large-scale uprising and subsequent overthrow of many of these regimes is now referred to as the Arab Spring. Though the long-term social, political, and economic consequences have yet to be determined, the events that transpired were nonetheless significant.