Political participation of women

194219561962June 2018Creation of the National Feminist Party (NFP)Women participate in the constitutional referendumFirst female minister, Hikmat Abu ZaydWomen account for 20% of cabinet ministers Female representation in political institutions has occurred gradually. The right to vote was granted in 1952, and the eligibility to stand in legislative elections in 1956. These developments were the results of women’s activism in the 1920s and 1940s as embodied by Huda Sharawi, Safia Zaghloul and ...