A coalition of women’s rights organizations in Morocco, including WLP’s partner ADFM, has issued a press release that encourages the High Council of Ulemas to consider the current economic and social realities of Moroccan women today and the principle of equality between men and women stipulated in the country’s constitution, as they review the proposed changes to the Family Code.
The Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law, of which WLP is a coordinating committee member, hosted a side event on March 13 at the Church of Sweden. Gender equality advocates discussed how legal restrictions to women’s inheritance, resources, and property curtail women’s ability to fully participate as equal members of society.
Across generations, women have shouldered the burden of care responsibilities. Whether single, married, with or without children, women are the ones cooking, cleaning, caring for loved ones, and holding communities together. This work sustains our families and our societies, yet most of it remains unpaid, unseen, and undervalued.
