ANTH 110I Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Reproductive Rights, Family Values
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Using social media to spread the message of humans right, in particularly with women"s rights. Violence against women - sexual assault, harassment, and brutal beatings from the police. Actual laws do not address rights of women. Actual laws do not address how to deal with issues women face. There is no national strategy for gender equality. 2012 to 2014, there was a struggle to reform the egyptian constitution. First constitutional committee had neither women representatives nor did it portray fair rights. Second drafting process had five women on the committee and established some rights regarding equality between women and men. For the fair representation for women in different governmental and judicial bodies. Sexual violence against women in the public space continues to be a grave problem. Lack of protection for sexual assault victims. Women gain 10 seats by the president"s nomination without going through elections.
