Women in the Egyptian Parliament 2015-2020: A Descriptive or Substantive Representation?

• In Event: Gender in Legislative Institutions I

Brief Overview

The study is based on an assessment of Egyptian women’s role and representation in the 2015 and 2020 parliaments. The study addresses whether the huge representation of women in the parliament contributed to advancement of women’s rights .

Author

• Mariam Waheed Mekheimar, Cairo University