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It is through gender analysis in Tunisia that the directorate of studies and observatory at CREDIF works to clarify the political decision and orient the intervention of civil society actors in order to reduce gender disparities in all fields and further consolidate women’s rights in Tunisia through its scientific productions including recommendations that were several times taken into measures and actions.

Being the pioneer in research service at the national level adopting the gender approach; having the alternation among qualitative, quantitative and multidisciplinary approaches and methods as with time-budget, research-action and women safety audit, Research and study service had, by its significance, an impact on changing the lives of women particularly in rural areas.

The research issues covering the different cultural, economic and political aspects of Tunisian’s women experiences are determined in the light of a dynamic of scientific accumulation and an identification of new leads of investigations.

Furthermore, the themes of studies and researches take into account national priorities and the orientations of economic and social development actively adopting international standards and opening up to the academic sphere and the national system of research.

The scientific productions of CREDIF, performed according to the norms of scientific objectivity, are heavily based on the recommendations of the committees and the scientific council.