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Women's activities included performing household chores, embroidery and other crafts, while raising a family and taking care of the man. Following independence, Morocco's recognition of women's rights increased, including being able to choose marriage partners whilst men now have a limitation on how many wives they could have.
Women in Morocco are often forced to endure harassment when they go out in public. Often the sexual harassment takes the form of name calling. To fight this abusive, misogynistic culture, a number of Moroccan women have stood up to their abusers. The culture of sitting at a café had been dominated by men for a long time.
Women's dissatisfaction with the Mudawana, however, reflects a belief that it is not implemented widely and successfully enough to address the problems of women's rights. [23] Two-thirds of Moroccan women surveyed said they felt the new Mudawana had improved women's status in Morocco, and 50% of men agreed. [22]
Under his father, King Hassan II, Morocco had one of the worst human rights records in Africa and the world, especially during the time period known as the "Years Of Lead", which lasted from the early 1960s until the late 1980s; it was a period in the country's history that was known for the brutal repression of political dissent and opposition ...
The Union Nationale des Femmes Marocaines (UNFM) is a women's organization in Morocco, founded in 1969. [1] UNFM was founded with the support of king Hassan II 6 May 1969. The king wished to support women's rights after the dissolution of the Union Progressite des femmes Marocaines. The purpose of the UNFM was to campaign for the reform of ...
The Democratic Association of Moroccan Women (Association Démocratique de Femmes de Maroc, ADFM) is a Moroccan women's rights organization established in 1985. It aims to establish legislation based on equality between men and women, targeting the media to lobby for women's rights. [1]
Moroccan women's rights activists (17 P) P. Prostitution in Morocco (2 C, 2 P) V. Violence against women in Morocco (7 P) Pages in category "Women's rights in Morocco"
Lalla Fatima Zahra dedicated her efforts to women's rights in Morocco. In 2001, she dared to break a taboo by speaking publicly about AIDS in Morocco. [6] She chaired a number of organizations and was notably President of: (1969–2003) the National Union of Moroccan Women, appointed by King Hassan II. [7] She was also Honorary President of: [8]