“…Some considered that the discussions could be limited to just political and administrative empowerment, effectively serving the interests of this elite group, while others felt that empowerment should extend to a broader agenda of parity and that empowerment should include all levels of society (Alidou & Alidou, 2008). Their efforts were relatively successful, and by 2004, following the introduction of the quotas, the number of women in Parliament increased from 1.2% in 1999 to 12.4% in 2004 (Hamani, 2018;Inter-Parliamentary Union, 2012), and by 2011, 15 women were elected.…”