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Conference on women's representativeness in parliament
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9 March 2010
Works of a conference held by the National Union of Tunisian Women (UNFT), in association with the Arab Organisation for Administrative Development, started on Tuesday Gammarth.
The event, bringing together experts and parliamentarians from Arab countries, aims to enrich thinking on ways to enhance women's progress in the Arab world and strengthen principles entrenching their rights to develop gender partnership and equality in all areas and civil society's structures.
Women, Family, Children and Elderly Affairs Minister Bebia Bouhnak Chihi pointed out, at the Conference's opening session, that the holding of this meeting under the high patronage of First Lady Leila Ben Ali, Chairwoman of the Arab Women Organisation (AWO), testifies to Tunisia's sincere will to participate actively in the process of promoting Arab women's status and to energise co-operation between Arab countries to win the stakes of comprehensive social progress.
Though women account for 50% of the population in Arab countries, their participation in political life and their chances to access decision-making positions are still low and their presence in Arab parliaments stands only at 5%, the minister said.
She reviewed the various indicators showing the extent of women's participation in the country's development process. Presence of women at the Chamber of Deputies has reached 27.5%. This rate is of 15.2% at the Chamber of Advisers and nearly 28% in the elected municipal councils.
Mr. Adel Essen, Special Adviser to the Arab Organisation for Administrative Development, stressed the importance of the Tunisian experience in ensuring women's political, economic and social rights. He commended, in this regard, UNFT's efforts and its valuable activities to enhance women's role within family and society.
Six working sessions are scheduled as part of this conference. Participants are to discuss hardships and challenges impeding women's participation in public life and in sustainable development, and ways to boost mechanisms to integrate Arab women in the international community.
© Agence Tunis Afrique Presse 2010
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