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The Terms of Reference of the Committee are:
To study public policies and recommend the perusal of
those that could lead to enhancing the political empowerment of women.
To propose the necessary programs for promoting
women's political participation at all levels.
To prepare studies on means and ways by which to
enhance women's political participation.
To examine and study issues referred to it by NCW
President.
Members of NCW Standing Political Participation Committee
are:
Ms. Amina Shafik
Dr. Georgette Qalliny
Ms. Amal Mahmoud
Ms. Randa Ezzel-Din Fouad
Prof. Dr. Ali Shams El-Din
Mr. Sherif Khaled
Dr. Nevin Mosaad
Ms. Nihal Shoukri
Ms. Sahar Othman
Mr. Samir Morcos
Dr. Nadia Halim Soliman
Ms. Amal Abdel-Aziz
Ms. Soad Abdel-Hamid
Ms. Fatima Al-Zahraa Ghonaim
Ms. Kamilia Mohamed Shoukri
Ms. Moushira Mustafa Hussein
Ms. Heba Allah Mamdouh Kinawi
Dr. Azza Wahba
Prof. Dr. Wafaa El-Sherbini
Ms. Fatheya Al-Assal
Ms. Gamalat Rafie
Ms. Seham Ezzel-Din
Prof. Dr. Nabila El-Khodari
Eng. Ola Omar Abbas
Ms. Hayam Abdel-Aziz
Committee Coordinator: Brigadier Mohammed El-Leithy
Activities of the Committee:
The activities of the Political Participation Committee
during 2007 included:
Calling on political parties and their
chairpersons to nominate as many women as possible for the Shura Council
(Egypt's Upper house of parliament) elections.
Holding a series of meetings with the heads of
women's bureaus at the Ministries of Social Solidarity, Information,
Culture and the National Council for Youth with the aim of implementing
the plan drawn up by the Political Participation Committee to support
women nominees in the Shura Council elections.
Opening its door for leading women from different
political orientations to join the membership of the Committee, which
resulted in a number of women leaders from six political parties
becoming members of the Committee.
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