Obstacles to Empowering Women with Disabilities in The Arab Countries (Egypt - Jordan - Iraq)

Abstract

 If we want to know democracy in any country, we must first look at the its women cultural, social, and economic status in general and women with disabilities in particular, and the extent of their participation in political life and political decision-making. As a result of the patriarchal authority stemming from the clan nature known to Arab societies, history has witnessed multiple types and forms of discrimination against women, which differed from one country to another. Through holding international conferences and agreements in order to empower women in all social, economic and political fields.

International interest in people with disabilities began in 1975, but the great victory came in 2008 when the United Nations approved the Convention on Persons with Disabilities, which provided sufficient standards to protect the political, civil, economic, social, and cultural rights of persons with disabilities for inclusion, equality, and non-discrimination. In this study, we discuss the political empowerment of women with disabilities in Iraq, Egypt and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and the obstacles that stand in the way of their participation in political work.