#Egyptian female police
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By Nourhan Magdi, The Cairo Post Four female police officers were promoted to the rank of major general in a recent security reshuffle in the first week of August, in what many activists are calling a positive step towards a culture change in the Interior Ministry. The recent appointments are only the second time a woman has been promoted to the rank, and the first time for a group of women. High-ranking female officers in the past were usually forced…