Egypt’s business community suggests scrapping 25% quota for women in House

Industry and business associations have suggested doing away with the quota specifying a 25% minimum seat allocation for women in the House of Representatives as part of the constitutional amendments, according to a local press report. Their view boils down to the idea that all House reps should be elected and not just be put in place to fulfill a quota. The associations also opposed an article giving the president the right to directly appoint a VP without popular elections. We noted earlier this month that there appears to be emerging consensus in the House to oppose the women’s quota.