Numerically, Lebanese ladies represent slightly greater than half of the Lebanese inhabitants. Over the previous many years, they’ve been in a position to attain necessary and important positions in the private and non-private sectors as a consequence of their excessive competencies and capabilities.
Regardless that they face sexism and different obstacles alongside the best way, they’ve confirmed that their presence in political work, particularly in authorities and parliament, is of basic significance.
Over 100 ladies labored laborious to succeed in parliamentary positions throughout these elections with the intention to contribute their voices and experience to their nation.
Nonetheless, only a few have been elected, regardless of all of the efforts and campaigns of feminist teams and NGOs like UN Ladies, calling for equal gender participation within the parliament.
Solely 8 ladies are actually a part of the newly elected physique of the parliament. Right here’s every part it is advisable find out about them:
Halime el-Kaakour
A Sunny seat winner of the “United for Change” listing in Mount Lebanon IV, Dr. Halime el-Kaakour holds a Ph.D. in worldwide legislation.
She lectures within the school of legislation and political science on the Lebanese College (LU) and is a researcher in native growth points, governance, and gender equality.
She is the writer of a UN Ladies report titled “Pursuing Equality in Rights and Illustration: Ladies’s Experiences Operating for Parliament in Lebanon’s 2018 Elections.”
Najat Aoun Saliba
Dr. Najat Saliba ran in Mount Lebanon IV beneath the “United for Change” listing and gained a Maronite seat in parliament.
Dr. Saliba holds a Ph.D. from the College of Southern California. She’s an atmospheric chemistry specialist, an environmental activist, an AUB Chemistry Professor, and co-founder of Khaddit Beirut, a neighborhood group with over 210 specialists.
Dr. Saliba has confirmed excellent achievements, along with her title shining additionally abroad, making headlines internationally. She’s a Laureate of the L’Oreal-UNESCO Worldwide Award for Ladies In Science (2019) and was ranked by BBC among the many High 100 Ladies of the world in 2019.
Paula Yacoubian
A powerful activist for girls’s rights and the setting, Paula Yacoubian ran in Beirut I within the “Li Watani” listing in Beirut I and gained an Armenian Orthodox seat in parliament.
She beforehand served as a member of the parliament for a similar district and resigned in protest after the Beirut Blast.
Yacoubian is a recipient of a number of awards, together with the “Officer of the Order of the Crown” from King Philippe I of Belgium. She’s additionally the founding father of the Dafa Marketing campaign, an NGO that provides households in want with important meals.
Yacoubian was additionally one of many specialists chosen by the World Financial institution Group for its Exterior Advisory Panel for Range and Inclusion as a consequence of her advocacy for girls’s rights, her efforts for girls’s empowerment, and for being a fierce defender of an electoral quota for girls and a fairer electoral legislation in Lebanon.
Cynthia Zarazir
A political activist because the 90s, Cynthia Zarazir ran within the listing of the “Li Watani” in Beirut I and secured a “Minorities” seat in parliament.
Zarazir based the Human Rights Membership on the AUT College the place the principle case was the Lebanese detainees in Syrian prisons and the nonetheless lacking individuals of the Lebanese Civil Conflict.
A earlier activist within the anti-Syrian occupation actions bought her arrested many instances. She’s a part of the Lebanese Revolution from its very inception, at all times current in protests and demonstrations within the streets.
Zarazir has been additionally proactive throughout the aftermath of the Beirut Blast, standing by the affected and victims, and securing each day meals and medicines. She contributed by a good friend group in Lebanon and overseas to the restore and restoration of a variety of broken homes.
Ghada Ayoub
A social activist, Dr. Ghada Ayoub ran within the listing “Our Unity in Saida and Jezzine” in South I and safe a Greek Catholic seat within the parliament.
Holder of a Ph.D. in Legislation, Dr. Ayoub is a Authorized Advisor on the Lebanese Atomic Vitality Fee-CNRS, an Affiliate Professor on the School of Legislation & Political Science UL, and Head of the Public Legislation division.
Sethrida Tawk Geagea
A politician and deputy of Bsharri since 2005, Sethrida Geagea ran within the LF listing “The Pulse of the Sturdy Republic” in North III, and gained a Maronite seat within the parliament.
Holder of a B.S. in Political Science, she was a political activist throughout her research on the Lebanese American College (LAU).
She is a member of the manager committee of the Lebanese Forces (LF) celebration, which is presided by her husband, Dr. Samir Geagea.
Nada Boustani Khoury
A celebration member of the Free Patriotic Motion (FPM) and former Minister of Vitality & Water, Nada Boustani ran in Mount Lebanon I beneath the listing “We Had been and Will Stay (FPM & Hezbollah).
Boustani holds a level in economics from Saint Joseph College in Beirut and a postgraduate diploma in administration from the Paris Enterprise College (ESCP).
Inaya Ezzeddine
Dr. Inaya Ezzeddine ran in South II beneath the Hezbollah-Amal listing “Hope and Loyalty” and gained a Shia seat within the parliament.
She is a politician and physician who serves as a member of parliament since 2018 and is a member of the Amal Motion. She chairs the ladies and kids parliamentary committee.
