Cairo: Four key ministerial portfolios are set to go to women in Egypt’s new government, for the first time in the history of the conservative country.
Women get four key portfolios in new Egypt government
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The line-up of the interim government, headed by liberal economist Hazem Al Beblawi, is expected to be officially announced either on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Four women have been picked to take over the ministries of health, culture, environment and information in the new cabinet.
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Cairo: Four key ministerial portfolios are set to go to women in Egypt’s new government, for the first time in the history of the conservative country.
The line-up of the interim government, headed by liberal economist Hazem Al Beblawi, is expected to be officially announced either on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Four women have been picked to take over the ministries of health, culture, environment and information in the new cabinet.