With fears that women's
rights are being eroded in Iraq, prospective
Female lawmakers are determined to push women's issues to the fore of campaigning for this month's elections. Despite a constitutional requirement that a quarter of all MPs be women,
Iraq lags on key indicators such as
Female employment and literacy, and there is a bill before parliament that opponents say dramatically curtails women's rights. Also at issue ahead of April 30 elections are high levels of violence against women, discrimination at the workplace, and poor school attendance. "I did **t expect that we will
fight for women's
rights in this country," said Inam Abdul Majed, a television news presenter and an election hopeful running in Baghdad.
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