Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Jordan: Latouf highlights importance of women’s empowerment

AMMAN (Petra) - Minister of Social Development Hala Latouf on Tuesday inaugurated a workshop on empowering women leaders in the Middle East. She highlighted Jordan’s programmes to empower women, noting that national strategies need to encourage women’s contributions in different economic activities. Organised by the US-based NGO Seeds of Peace, the workshop aimed at creating a suitable environment to help increase women's participation in political life.

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