Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi directed on Monday Justice Minister Omar Marwan to coordinate with concerned bodies to allow women to become members of the State Council and the public prosecution, according to a statement by the Ministry of Justice.
The directive aims to ensure that women can access various positions and achieve success in all fields, according to the statement.
The Egyptian Ministry of Justice said it has
already started communicating with both judicial bodies to put the president’s
directives into force soon.
Although there are a number of women occupying judicial posts, no women have ever been appointed as judges on the State Council, which refuses all applications filed by women.
The report added that the council's stance
"does not represent any kind of discrimination against women."
The State Council is a judicial body that looks at administrative disputes, disciplinary cases and appeals, and disputes pertaining to its decisions. It also reviews draft laws and decisions, and contracts to which the state or one of the public bodies is a party.
President of the National Council for Women
Maya Morsy thanked the president for his recent directives, saying they
represent “a political will that has always been fair to the Egyptian woman.”
Earlier on the day, President El-Sisi said that Egyptian women are “the conscience of the nation.”
“Women are the source of wisdom and the
cornerstone of the family’s unity,” El-Sisi wrote on Facebook, adding that
women are symbols of “endless giving, security, and sacrifice.”
Source: Al-Ahram Online
