LCW calls for amending discriminatory laws and for higher women participation || Newspapers (Arabic)

The Lebanese Council of Women (LWC) organized last week a press conference headed by its president Jamal Gabril in which she renewed the rejection of all forms of discrimination against women, and reiterated its demand for a 30% women quota in parliament, the participation of women in national political dialogue, for granting them their right to pass their nationality to their children, and expressed its endorsement of the law to protect women from domestic violence. The press conference was held in the presence of PM Gilbert Zwayn, ex-minister Mona Ofeish, LCW past presidents; Linda Matar, Aman Shaarani, Iqbal Doughan, and representatives from several civil and women associations.
Gabril also indicated that Lebanese women who are still fighting for their social and political rights, remain marginalized and absent from national, political and citizen actions, adding that the absence of women from decision making positions have acted against the adoption of the law of protection against violence and resulted in the continued denial of her right to pass her nationality to her family in accordance with her constitutional right of equality with man. Gabril concluded that the present discussions around electoral laws are far from being to the benefit of Lebanese citizens; on the contrary they lead to solutions that actually exasperate the problems.
Source: Al-Nahar, Al-Mustaqbal 26 January 2013