The Beijing Platform for Action considered the inequality between men and women in the sharing of power and decision-making at all levels as one of the critical areas of concern for the empowerment of women. It stated “Women's equal participation in decision-making is not only a demand for simple justice or democracy but can also be seen as a necessary condition for women's interests to be taken into account.
According to a study in 2006, “Egypt was one of the lowest performers
with respect to women in parliament. Yet, it has done very well in women's representation in decision-making positions within the civil service. Currently women in Egypt is very well represented in parliament as well as civil services.
References:
1- Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4-15 September 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.13), chapter. I, resolution 1, annex II. Paragraph 181`
2- Women and the Labyrinth of Leadership, Harvard Business Review, September 2007,