The Anti-Violence Against Women Unit at Aswan University, under the patronage of Prof. Loai Saad El-Deen Nasrat, Aswan University President, Prof. Ashraf Imam, Vice President for Environment Affairs and Community Service, Prof. Khairy Hussein, Faculty of Education Dean, and Prof. Sahar Issa Khalil, Director of the Unit, organized a symposium entitled “The Rights of working women ” at Faculty of Education. The symposium was attended by Prof. Souad Jaber, Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Research and Executive Member of the Unit, Prof. Fatma Abdel-Fattah, Executive Member of the Unit, Prof. Shereen Hassan, Executive Member of the Unit, Prof. Yousra Adly, Coordinator of the Faculty of Sports Sciences, Prof. Sara Sabry, Coordinator of Faculty of Arts, Prof. Hanan Abdel-Sattar from the Department of Administration and Comparative Education, Prof. Zamzam Abdel-Hakim from the Department of Curricula and Teaching Methods, Dr. Mona Abdel-Salam from the Department of Psychology, Ms. Heba Rizk, Administrative Coordinator of the Unit, Ms. Shaimaa Shahat, Director of the Student Affairs Office, along with several employees and students of the faculty.
The Symposium began with a presentation by Dr. Sahar Issa, offering an introductory overview of the unit, objectives, and communication methods. Then Prof. Kamelia Salah El-Din, Professor of Public Law at Faculty of Law and Coordinator of the Unit at the faculty, delivered a lecture on the rights of working women. She emphasized that the legislator has granted women a set of special rights linked to their roles as wives and mothers. However, other rights enjoyed by women are equal to those of men, as are their obligations. Women’s labor rights are those specifically granted to working women, not as a form of discrimination, but to protect the family structure and care for children. This symposium is part of the efforts made by the unit to serve both the local and University Communities.
