Prospective female lawmakers are determined to push women's issues to the fore of campaigning for this month's elections, with fears that women's rights are being eroded in Iraq. Despite a constitutional requirement that a quarter of all MPs be women, Iraq lags on key indicators such as female employment and literacy, and there is a bill before parliament that opponents say dramatically curtails women's rights. Also at issue ahead of April 30 elections ...Sunday 20 April 2014
Female Lawmakers Fight for Women's Rights in Iraq Campaign
Prospective female lawmakers are determined to push women's issues to the fore of campaigning for this month's elections, with fears that women's rights are being eroded in Iraq. Despite a constitutional requirement that a quarter of all MPs be women, Iraq lags on key indicators such as female employment and literacy, and there is a bill before parliament that opponents say dramatically curtails women's rights. Also at issue ahead of April 30 elections ...
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