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“Morocco got a new government on Monday after nearly a month of tough negotiations, with seven women among the 34 ministers - and none from the Islamic party that placed second in parliamentary elections last month,” announced Moroccan blog The View From Fez.
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Women are still under-represented in Parliament and indeed in key positions of authority, but then seven is better than nothing – I suspect they will be giving the male dominated assembly a run for their money.