Caring for Women

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed al-Chalabi, who is also head of the Iraqi National Congress slate running for parliament, said there is no way to build the new Iraq without putting women in leading roles. He noted that women in Iraq had been marginalised for decades and described them as “patient mothers and active sisters.” He praised their roles in keeping Iraqi families together during the aggressive wars of former president Saddam Hussein. He emphasised that they must participate in the political process with fair representation equal to their social importance.