Morocco's social reforms aim at more significant participation of women in active life, speaker

Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives (parliament lower chamber), Abdelouahed Radi, said Morocco's social reforms are meant to ensure a more significant participation of women in active life.

During a meeting with a visiting delegation of Swedish deputies, Radi cited the presence of 35 women in the House of Representatives, which he said, evidence the kingdom's resolve to enhance women's role in political, economic and social fields.

Touching on the new family code (Mudawana), under which women will have more rights, mainly in marriage, divorce guardianship and family management, the speaker said the draft means to protect women and children, and establish social justice between the two sexes, in accordance with Islamic teachings and the kingdom's democratic values, the chamber said in a release.