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Women's quota proposal, draft law for incriminating sexual harassment
24-9-2019
The Future Movement MP Dima Jamali submitted to the legislature yesterday a draft bill on the women’s representation quota. Jamali pointed out during a press conference held to this end, that the referral of said proposal summons the beginning of the end of a period laden with marginalization, silence and discrimination against the role of women in politics, development and in society. The lawmaker urged parliament members to approve the law for the public interest, reiterating the need to increase women’s representation and abolish all forms of prejudice against them. The purpose of the quota, Jamali explained, is not only to bring women to the House or elected councils, but also to raise and deliberate women’s issues and concerns, engage them in the process of development, and correct erroneous political drifts to this effect. On the other hand, the Parliamentary Woman and Child Committee led by MP Enaya Ezzidine met on September 18 to finalize discussion of the draft law, presented by Ezzedine, which criminalizes sexual harassment. It was agreed to postpone the discussion till next week for further study. (Al Diyar, NNA, September 19, 23, 2019)
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