The ancient Egyptians respected the status of woman and admitted her role on equal footing with man. And history recorded names of Egypt s queens and famous women such as Hatchepsut, Nefertari, Nefertiti, Cleopatra, and Shajarat- el Dorr. The women in Egypt now represent 27% of the diplomatic corps personnel, and the Egyptian woman now enjoys full political rights since the year 1956, and she has become a minister in all Egyptian successive governments since more than 40years ago. |