CAIRO – 14 March 2021: For the first time in Egypt’s State Council’s history, female judges will be allowed to assume positions in the council and the General Prosecution, as per a decision issued by the council on Sunday. A number of female judges, who are already assuming posts in the Administrative Prosecutor's Office and the State Litigation Authority, have the right to ask for going to other posts in the State Council. • Passing a personal interview that would be held by a specialized committee of the State Council. • Meeting all required demands stipulated in the State Council Law. On International Women's Day, on March 8, 2021, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi urged hiring women at the Supreme Judicial Council and the State Council.

Source: Egypt Today March 14, 2021 13:38 UTC