The Women’s Affairs Unit, in cooperation with the Rehabilitation and Employment Unit at the College of Law at Al-Qadisiyah University, held a scientific workshop entitled (The Legal Framework for Empowering Iraqi Women in Political Participation). The workshop was lectured by Prof. Dr. Muhammad Abdul Hamza Khawan and the workshop was managed by Asst. Prof. Dr. Sondos Mohammed Abbas
The workshop aimed to advance the reality of political participation of Iraqi women and provide a political will that believes in the presence of women as an important partner in building the political process and decision-making, and this is linked to the process of democratic transformation, respect for human rights and the correct concept of citizenship
The workshop concluded by emphasizing the importance of activating laws that support women’s participation in politics, such as the women’s quota and ensuring its effective implementation, as well as removing obstacles and challenges such as discussing customs and traditions, political violence, weak party support for women, and the need to develop mechanisms to protect them and enhance their role
The workshop recommended legal reforms and proposing legal amendments to ensure women’s access to senior positions, and not limiting their role to symbolic positions only, as well as combating political violence and developing legal and procedural mechanisms to protect women from political violence and marginalization, whether within parties or in the public sphere
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