Gender Equality but in army : four female army generals in Algeria

By on July 10, 2014

Algeria has appointed three women army Generals, therefore becoming the Arab country with the biggest number of high-ranking female army commanders.

The nomination of the three generals, whose names were not revealed, come as part of a move seen as a sign of the liberalization of Algeria’s closed military organization.

A fourth general was appointed by the Algerian President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika in Nov. 2010 as the first general of the Armée Nationale Populaire (ANP) or People’s National Army.

Since 2005, Bouteflika has been under pressure to enact more changes in favor of women’s rights.

Despite women’s increasing roles in the Algerian professional world, under the Family Code they remain legally vulnerable. According to Hamza Batrus, Algerian political expert, the move is non-significant since gender equality is manifested only in army, nevertheless neighboring countries such morocco has already been expanding women presence in posts of policy making as ministers, general Directors and members of parliament.

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