In March, the Egyptian Supreme Judicial Council approved the appointment of 31 females as judges and joined the ranks of Tunisia, Morocco and the Sudan, which already allow females to serve as judges. Newly appointed Judge Hanan Abdel-Aziz said, “This latest victory for women simply means that everyone’s beginning to recognize women’s rights and women’s […]

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Current marriage law in Chile requires couples to enter into a contract in which their assets are merged and the male partner legally takes full financial control. Many Chilean women enter marriage without full awareness of this provision. Under new legislation currently being discussed in the parliament of Chile, a new status known as “communal […]

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