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Arab women are under-represented in parliaments in Arab states, although they are gaining more equal representation as Arab states liberalise their political systems. In 2005, the International Parliamentary Union said that 6.5 per cent of MPs in the Arabic-speaking world were women, up from 3.5 per cent in 2000.
[72]: 677–683 Thirteen of 365 women were in the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and eleven of 177 were in the social-democratic Republican People's Party (CHP). [72]: 677–683 Between 1935 and 2004, 126 women were members of the parliament, but 48.9% of them did not get the opportunity for a second term.
Women in national legislatures (as of 1 September 2022) Country Lower House Upper House Last Election Seats Women % W Last Election Seats* Women % W Rwanda: 2018: 80 49 61.3 2019 26 9 34.6 Cuba: 2018: 586 313 53.4
Hilda Kari was the first woman directly elected to the National Parliament in 1989. [186] Somalia: 1979: 18 women [9] South Africa: 1933: Leila Reitz [187] South Korea: 1946: Hwang Shin-duk Park Hyun-sook Park Seung-ho Shin Eui-kyung [188] The four were appointed members. Louise Yim became the first woman elected to parliament in 1949 [189 ...
Many women have been elected to parliaments around the world, starting around the first quarter of 20th century. Some of them were entrusted to take the position of Speaker of the parliament. In government, unicameralism (Latin uni , one + camera , chamber) is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber.
Women taking part in a pro-democracy sit-in in Sitra, Bahrain. Women played a variety of roles in the Arab Spring, but its impact on women and their rights is unclear. The Arab Spring was a series of demonstrations, protests, and civil wars against authoritarian regimes that started in Tunisia and spread to much of the Arab world.
In 1956, Ateya became the first woman to be commissioned as an officer in the Liberation Army. She played an active role in the Suez War, during which Egypt was invaded by the United Kingdom, France and Israel. She helped train 4,000 women in first aid and nursing amid the war. [2] Ateya held the rank of captain in a women's commando unit. [4]
Women and men are expected to dress in a manner that is modest, but the dress code is generally driven by social customs and is more relaxed in comparison to other nations in the region. Qatari women generally wear customary dresses that include "long black robes" known as abayahs and black head cover "hijab", locally called bo'shiya.