"The revolution had proved one point: women are just equal to men," said Ayman Oqeil, a lawyer by profession and the chairman of the Maat Centre, an NGO specialised in human rights. "Egypt’s women deserve larger space on the political stage," he added during a seminar on the empowerment of women in southern Cairo.
"The former regime did not care about women at all," said Iman Beibars, a civil society activist. "Women have played an important role in the revolution and this is why they should be rewarded appropriately after it," she added.
To read the complete news story please visit the Egyptian Gazette.
"The revolution had proved one point: women are just equal to men," said Ayman Oqeil, a lawyer by profession and the chairman of the Maat Centre, an NGO specialised in human rights. "Egypt’s women deserve larger space on the political stage," he added during a seminar on the empowerment of women in southern Cairo.
"The former regime did not care about women at all," said Iman Beibars, a civil society activist. "Women have played an important role in the revolution and this is why they should be rewarded appropriately after it," she added.
To read the complete news story please visit the Egyptian Gazette.