The recent emergence of former TV presenter and democracy activist Buthaina Kemal as an outspoken female candidate for the Egyptian presidency is triggering discussion among international observers about the status of women in the nation’s political future.
The stature of women in Egyptian politics has suffered measurably since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak nine months ago. When Mubarak fell, so too did the country's system of quotas that, since the mid-1980s, had reserved roughly 12 percent of Egypt’s parliamentary seats for women, explained Hudson.
“The transitional government has kept such a quota for farmers and workers, but unceremoniously dropped it for women,” she said. “So I think that was the tip-off right there that things were not changing for the better for Egyptian women.”
To read the complete news story please visit World Politics Review.
Published on 1st November 2011.
The recent emergence of former TV presenter and democracy activist Buthaina Kemal as an outspoken female candidate for the Egyptian presidency is triggering discussion among international observers about the status of women in the nation’s political future.
The stature of women in Egyptian politics has suffered measurably since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak nine months ago. When Mubarak fell, so too did the country's system of quotas that, since the mid-1980s, had reserved roughly 12 percent of Egypt’s parliamentary seats for women, explained Hudson.
“The transitional government has kept such a quota for farmers and workers, but unceremoniously dropped it for women,” she said. “So I think that was the tip-off right there that things were not changing for the better for Egyptian women.”
To read the complete news story please visit World Politics Review.
Published on 1st November 2011.