Article by Iraqi Lawyer Raya AboGulal Empowered women = An Empowered nation MadeleineFeatured Articles, Laws and IdeasSeptember 12 2014No Comments Since the 1920s Iraqi women have participated in the Iraq’s economy. From the late 1950s onwards women of our country have enjoyed fundamental women’s rights. This ‘golden era’ of support and growth saw Iraqi women at the forefront of a global ‘sisterhood’ of highly educated and professional women. For example, Aswa Zahawi, a leading Iraqi women rights activist founded the Society for Women’s Renaissance in 1923. This organisation went on to publish ‘Leila’, a journal promoting education and employment rights for women. Political changes were also made; 1979 saw the Iraqi constitution declaring social equality between men and women to be a legally binding concept. This meant that women were able to study and work alongside men without discrimination. This kind of support led to women’s participation in Iraq’s economy which, in turn, meant that Iraq witnessed rapid economic growth in the ensuing decades. It is worth noting that prior to the 2003 Iraqi women formed at least 35% of the working population.
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