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Lions Club and the political role of women
28-6-2018
Under the sponsorship of the minister of state for women’s affairs in the caretaker government, Jean Ogassapian, the Lebanon Lions Club organized yesterday a debate on ‘The importance of the role of women in political decision making’. During the event which also honored the newly elected MPs Rula Tabsh Jaroudi and Dima Jamali, Ogassapian said the capacities and potentials women boast can help them seize senior positions. In her turn, Jaroudi, a Lions member, stated that as a lawyer, and within the Future Movment agenda, she will focus her legislative efforts on youth, job creation, women and education. Jamali for her part, underlined the essential role of political parties in backing proficient women, stressing the need to intensify this support and remove hurdles which slow down women’s access to political life. Jamali also maintained that she will work on women’s issues, particularly on the right of Lebanese mothers to grant nationality to their children and fighting violence against women, as well as, on the revival of Tripoli’s economy. (Al Mustaqbal, June 28, 2018)
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