Algeria praised for its inclusion of women in politics

Algerian female participation in the political field was hailed during the Fifth Annual Arab-American Day in Washington this week.

Organised by the Chamber of Arab-American Commerce and the Council of the Arab Ambassadors, the conference was on Arab women and the enhancement of leadership and resilience.

Algeria was highlighted at the conference for its progress in the participation of women in the political field and presence in political decision-making process.

The recent revision of the Constitution, decided by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, was discussed, with an emphasis on its effort to consolidate equality between men and women in employment and to encourage the promotion of female personnel to senior positions within public institutions and administrations.

Algeria was also praised for adopting a quota system to improve women’s representation in elected assemblies which grant women 30 per cent of parliamentary seats.

These attempts have also permeated into the economic field where the government last year launched the International Bureau of Labour programme to promote female entrepreneurship in Algeria and increase the number of companies created by women.