Tunisia’s 2011 revolution was fueled by the UGTT, where women trade unionists played an instrumental but overlooked role.
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Turkey’s 1997 coup targeted Muslim identity, but women paid the heaviest price—a legacy of discrimination still felt today.
Despite entrepreneurial interest, women face critical constraints like receiving only 1% of regional venture capital. Policy must address this with financial inclusion, data-center integration for startups, and regulations that support scaling female-led SMEs.
The proposed changes would permit sect-based jurisprudence on marriage, divorce, and inheritance, eroding legal equality and state oversight. Critics warn this institutionalizes sectarianism, parallels the security role of militias, and risks reversing decades of progress on human rights.