Egypt to have at least 64 women MPs after election (kah jing)

Egypt, one of the many countries that still considered a male-dominated society, will have a historic milestone where women of Egypt will have a higher profile in life. This is held true by the guarantee of 64 out of 508 parliamentary seats being contested in its election. This is a big step from the previous 8 seats that women Mps currently hold, and only 3 out of the 8 were elected, the rest were appointed by the president.

This for me shows that no matter how many time we back track, bad economies, natural disasters and public unrest, the world still makes advances forward, and this is certainly one of them. Another step forward away from the male minded world that was in the past, many women all over the world will be delighted about this, no matter if they affect them or not.

This is also true for men, the stereotype of men still being such “jerks” to girls is slowly breaking off. Of course it cannot be completely be eliminated, but I’m sure that the changes can clearly be seen.

One example is the government in Finland. Around 50% of the cabinet are women. And few if not none of the men sharing the cabinet with them don’t mind at all. In a sense, we understand the advantages of having women around us. Being less rash is one of many examples.