The forthcoming parliament, which the Egyptian nation is looking forward to as a first step on a thorny road to democracy, is likely to have poor female representation. Women running in the elections on party lists complain that they have been placed at the bottom of the lists, which means hardly any chance at winning.
Some parties, particularly those associated with the Islamist trend, were actually compelled to put women candidates on their lists - not out of conviction but compliance with election rules. Each list must at least contain the name of one woman.
“Women function as mere decorative elements,” said Nur el-Hoda Zaki, a member of the Egyptian Women for Change Movement.
Read more in the Egyptian Gazette, published 27. Nov
The forthcoming parliament, which the Egyptian nation is looking forward to as a first step on a thorny road to democracy, is likely to have poor female representation. Women running in the elections on party lists complain that they have been placed at the bottom of the lists, which means hardly any chance at winning.
Some parties, particularly those associated with the Islamist trend, were actually compelled to put women candidates on their lists - not out of conviction but compliance with election rules. Each list must at least contain the name of one woman.
“Women function as mere decorative elements,” said Nur el-Hoda Zaki, a member of the Egyptian Women for Change Movement.
Read more in the Egyptian Gazette, published 27. Nov