First Lady: Women's Representation in Scientific Sectors Remains Below Aspirations - Sahara Media

Mauritanian First Lady, Mariem Fadel Dah, said that “women’s unemployment rates still exceed those of men in most Arab countries, and their representation in technical and scientific sectors remains below expectations.” This came during her opening of a high-level forum on women’s empowerment in the Maghreb countries in Nouakchott on Monday. However, Dah pointed to the increasing participation of women in “entrepreneurship and small and medium-s…