Egypt clears way for women judges

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/03/2010315102319122351.html


Egypt's top constitutional court has opened the way for women judges to be appointed to the influential State Council nearly a month after an internal vote on the issue was thrown out.

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The committee is to review the matter on March 22, a State Council judge who requested anonymity told AFP, describing the court's decision as "wise and good".

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The general assembly vote turned the spotlight on a sense of malaise over the appointment of women to top jobs in Egypt.

It was roundly condemned by the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW), which urged the government to end discrimination against women in judicial positions.

"The continuing discrimination insults the many Egyptian women who are fully qualified to serve as judges," Nadya Khalife, women's rights researcher for the Middle East and North Africa at HRW, said at the time.
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good news - wishing the women well. Egypt will be better for it.

I wish our sisters there continued success in their fight for equality.