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April 18, 2012       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/news/features/for-egypt-s-women-the-arab-spring-does-not-spell-freedom-1.424962

Egyptian Women Have Lost in the Revolution

(Ha'aretz) Zvi Bar'el - In 2009 President Hosni Mubarak established a quota of 64 women in the Egyptian parliament. In the new parliament there are only 9 women, less than 2% compared to 12% in Mubarak's time. Even in Sudan women hold 36% of the seats in parliament and in Tunisia, 28%.

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