Lebanon: Hasan urges bigger female role in public life

Caretaker Finance Minister Raya al-Hasan expressed her hope for national legislation on a quota for women’s representation in Parliament, the National News Agency reported Thursday. Hasan made her remarks at the opening session of the “Women in the Arab World, Africa and Asia” conference, organized by the Arab Women Forum in recognition of its tenth anniversary and held at the Lancaster House in London.

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