Morocco names first woman premier

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El-Mansouri as the country’s first female prime minister after her Authenticity and Modernity Party won parliamentary elections.

Le Monde

In Morocco, despite the appointment of a first female prime minister, the glass ceiling remains for women

Out of 395 MPs elected to Parliament in the September 23 election, women's representation remains a minority (107) and is confined to quotas. However, the king's appointment of Fatima Ezzahra El-Mansouri has sparked hope among feminist associations.

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Kathimerini

First woman prime minister appointed in Morocco

The Authenticity and Modernisation Party (PAM) of El Mansouri was founded in 2008 by a royal adviser and has since emerged as a counterweight to the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD).

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Gazeta Wyborcza

Arab women are increasingly stepping into high positions. How is their position changing in politics and business?

Fatima Zahra al-Mansuri became Morocco's first female prime minister. Her nomination shows that women in the Arab world are beginning to hold high-level positions, but gender inequality in the region remains substantial.

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Público

Fatima El Mansouri is the first woman to take the helm of the Moroccan government and the third in the Arab region

Mohammed VI, King of Morocco, named El Mansouri as prime minister, after the victory of her party PAM in the legislative elections of September 23.

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Morocco names first woman premier

In Morocco, despite the appointment of a first female prime minister, the glass ceiling remains for women

First woman prime minister appointed in Morocco

Arab women are increasingly stepping into high positions. How is their position changing in politics and business?

Fatima El Mansouri is the first woman to take the helm of the Moroccan government and the third in the Arab region

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News, ranked by scholars

Morocco names first woman premier

In Morocco, despite the appointment of a first female prime minister, the glass ceiling remains for women

First woman prime minister appointed in Morocco

Arab women are increasingly stepping into high positions. How is their position changing in politics and business?

Fatima El Mansouri is the first woman to take the helm of the Moroccan government and the third in the Arab region

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