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Minister Chidiac will work hard to improve the political scene
7-3-2019
Under the patronage of prime minister Saad Hariri represented by deputy prime minister, Ghassan Hasbani, the May Chidiac Foundation (MCF) launched yesterday the 7th edition of Women On the Front Lines (WOFL) at Phoenicia Hotel, Beirut. Noting, that this year’s event is convened in a first ever partnership with UN Women. On the occasion, the minister of state for administrative development, May Chidiac, stressed that Lebanese women are now aware of their participation and of their right to exercise their legislative role. “We will work hard to improve the political arena and will be ambitious in doing this,” Chidiac said, adding, “we hope one day we can reach leadership positions.” The minister highlighted achievements Lebanese women seized this year, no matter how trivial, compared to other countries, pointing to the appointment four women ministers in the new cabinet. She pledged, as a woman minister, to continue to strive for the good of women’s political contribution to their country. Hasbani for his part, maintained that the role of women shall be key from now on to the success of society. He made clear that feminist campaigns in the future will concentrate on giving more power to women, with emphasis on changing the way society views them. (An Nahar, Al Mustaqbal, March 7, 2019)
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