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Jordan Female Parliamentarians to Fight for Women’s Rights
“We realize that women in Jordan still face many problems and that there are discriminatory clauses that have to be addressed and we need the (women’s, ed.) movement’s knowledge and experience in this regard.” With this statement, MP Falak Jamaani invited Jordanian women to list their demands for issues to be fought for in Parliament. Jamaani is one of 18 women in the 150-member Lower House in the Kingdom.
Read more at JordanTimes.com
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Inter-Parlamentary Union sends mission to Egypt to strengthen women in politics, Drude Dahlerup part of mission
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Professor Drude Dahlerup, member of the WEP steering committee is part of an important mission for the Inter-Parlamentary Union to strengthen women in politics in Egypt: Please see press release:
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SIGI Jordan: ‘Weak presence in parties affects women’s parliament chances'
The Sisterhood Is Global Institute/Jordan (SIGI-Jordan) on Sunday said women’s poor representation as leaders and members of political parties will adversely reflect on their chances to win parliamentary seats at the national level.
Read more at jordantimes.com
Egyptian Women Continue To Strategize, Protest And Mobilize For A Fair And Equal Egypt
Interviews with three Egyptian women’s rights activists, Yara Sallam, Shahinaz El Hennawi and Dina* about their hopes and concerns since Egypt’s first free elections this year.
Read more at awid.org
Video: Muslim Brotherhood trains women for parliament
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood' Freedom and Justice was the largest party in the last parliament, however, just five out of the 213 seats it won in the last election were taken by women. The group aims to increase the number of its female members by offering them training.
Watch the video at bbc.co.uk
In a first, half of Egypt's new diplomats are women
For the first time in the history of Egyptian diplomacy, women make up half of the new diplomat class, according to Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr.
Read more at egyptindependent.com
Progress on women’s rights in Jordan too slow — activists
Progress towards gender equality in Jordan remains “very slow”, women’s rights activists said on Sunday. Speaking at a panel discussion on gender equality, Layla Naffa, director of projects at the Arab Women’s Organisation, said that Kingdom needed to take further steps to improve women’s situation.
Read more at jordantimes.com
Palestinian women look to Bethlehem to boost their role in society
“Many people still believe the post of mayor is exclusively for men,” says Vera Baboun, aiming to become the first female mayor of the Palestinian town of Bethlehem, and in the process shake up a society where men still make the laws and do the deals.
No portfolios held by women in new Jordanian Cabinet
Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour and members of his Cabinet were sworn in on Thursday before His Majesty King Abdullah, becoming the 96th government since 1921 and the 11th since the King ascended the Throne in 1999. The 21-member Cabinet includes 16 ministers from the outgoing government and four new ministers, two of whom have previously held portfolios.
No portfolios are held by women in the new Cabinet.
See the full list at jordantimes.com
U.N. and Arab Women TV launch new program
The United Nations and Arab Women TV “Heya TV” launched a new television program focusing on improving women’s role in politics Tuesday. The show will focus on Lebanese women’s role in politics, where they have been notably underrepresented in the Arab world.
Read more at dailystar.com