Egyptians are more open to women in politics, but why are we seeing little evidence of that? A survey published by Baseera, The Egyptian Centre For Public Opinion Research, stated that 83% of respondents agreed that women should have equal rights as men when it comes to political participation and equal opportunities as men when it comes to parliamentary elections. This is a great indicator of the openness of Egyptian society to allowing an increased female role in the political sphere in Egypt. It bodes well not only the possible thousands of women hoping to have a seat in the upcoming parliament, but to women in general who wish to have a decisive role in government. However, it is easy for people – especially men – to claim that they are open to the possibility but when it comes to actually applying it, what is Egypt doing to ensure women have a defining part to play in politics? In order to truly accept women as having a pivotal role in politics, we must first give them the respect they deserve. This, of course, starts with decreasing the alarming amount of…
