The conflating reality Iraqi women's representation and rights
Compared to men, women in Iraq currently have lower rates of participation in the labor force 19% and higher rates of unemployment at 12% and illiteracy at 62%.
An Iraqi woman holds up her hand decorated with henna inside her beauty shop in Basra(photo credit: ESSAM AL-SUDANI/ REUTERS)ByMINATULLAH AL-OBAIDI