Hundreds of Egyptians march to parliament on International Women's Day

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Hundreds of Egyptians march to parliament on International Women's Day

Hundreds of protesters marked International Women's Day on Thursday by marching from the Journalists' Syndicate to Egypt's parliament, demanding that women make up 50% of the constituent assembly. The march was organised by a coalition of 16 Egyptian feminist non-governmental organisations (NGO), who submitted a list of demands to the People's Assembly on Wednesday.

Parliamentary speaker Mohamed Saad El-Katatni is due to meet with the coalition this Saturday to discuss the document.

"It was a good turnout and better than the stationary protest on Tahrir last year," explained Iman Darwish, 36 from the Alliance of Arab Women, part of the coalition of NGOs who organised the march. She was making reference to the sexual harassment the women were subjected to during last year's march. "It's good to see so many women taking to the streets again to demand their rights."...

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