(ANSAmed) – RABAT, MARCH 5 – Morocco’s economic development and social progress cannot be achieved without the full contribution of women, according to the president of the International Network of Liberal Women (INLW), Joaquima Alemany. Alemany made her statement in Rabat during a conference organised by Connectingroup International, an organisation for the promotion of women leadership to encourage the involvement of Moroccan women.
The theme of the meeting was: ”The involvement of women in the development process: current situation and prospects.” The president of Connectigroup, Hakima El Haité, said that the event pays tribute to women, who celebrate their international day on March 8, and that it comes at an important time in the history of Morocco because of the new Constitution, which focuses on equal opportunities between the sexes. According to El Haité, having more women in the Moroccan ruling class contributes to the construction of a more balanced society.
But this road is still long according to Abdellah Ounir, Law professor at the Abdelmalek Saadi Faculty in Tangiers, who specified that it takes a change in mentality apart from a change in legislation, because at the moment ”Moroccan women are not sufficiently integrated in the development process for various reasons, like the lack of the right of equality and the exclusion of women from local management and the economic process.” (ANSAmed).
