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Morocco expanded women´s land rights


Ivanka trump at Global Women's Forum in Dubai (Source: AFP/FILE)
USPA NEWS - Ivanka Trump lauded Sunday a handful of Mideast countries, including close U.S. allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, for embarking on “significant reforms“ to advance women's rights, while speaking at a gathering of women entrepreneurs and regional leaders in Dubai.
The daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump was delivering the keynote address at the two-day Global Women´s Forum held in an opulent resort overlooking the city's Persian Gulf coastline.
Speaking on the first day of the Global Women´s Forum, organized by the Dubai Women Establishment, in Dubai on Sunday, Ivanka Trump, advisor to US President Donald Trump, congratulated the Kingdom and four other countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for instituting significant reforms over the past two years.
Felicitating the kingdom and four other countries in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for implicating significant reforms over the past two years, the adviser to US president while addressing on the first day of Global Women´s Forum in Dubai said that progress ultimately builds upon progress, Arab News reported
Progress ultimately builds upon progress,“ she said. “Bahrain has introduced legislation to prevent discrimination in the workplace; Jordan eliminated legal restrictions on women´s ability to work at night; Morocco expanded women´s land rights; and Tunisia introduced critical laws to combat domestic violence.
Trump said too many women continue to face obstacles to entering the workforce, starting their own businesses, reaching their full potential and charting their own future.

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