Tunisia: female candidates yearn to be taken seriously
Female candidates must comprise 50 percent of the names on party lists for the October 23 Tunisian elections. But getting their constituents to look them in the eye - much less vote for them - remains a challenge for many women.
Bochra Bel Haj Hmida, a prominent lawyer and women’s rights activist, is a candidate in the October 23 election for a constituent assembly that will determine the future of this North African nation credited with sparking the Arab Spring.
As a female candidate, Hmida is a bit of an exception. The former president of the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women, she is a member of the prominent, secular Ettakattol party and is at the top of her electoral list.
Read the whole story on France 24, published 19. Oct
Female candidates must comprise 50 percent of the names on party lists for the October 23 Tunisian elections. But getting their constituents to look them in the eye - much less vote for them - remains a challenge for many women.
Bochra Bel Haj Hmida, a prominent lawyer and women’s rights activist, is a candidate in the October 23 election for a constituent assembly that will determine the future of this North African nation credited with sparking the Arab Spring.
As a female candidate, Hmida is a bit of an exception. The former president of the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women, she is a member of the prominent, secular Ettakattol party and is at the top of her electoral list.
Read the whole story on France 24, published 19. Oct