“Women in Tunisia have the required self-confidence to become decision makers but what they lack are some leadership skills,” says the coach leading the non-governmental organisation workshop in the capital, Tunis, teaching them how to organise an electoral campaign.
At a time when many women in the Arab world are fighting hard to promote their political rights, Tunisian women have them explicitly entrenched in their laws.
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The new constitution adopted at the beginning of this year calls for the state to strive to achieve parity between men and women in all elected bodies.
But as Tunisians prepare to go to the polls next month, female candidates have been finding that words alone are not enough…
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