Moroccan Womens Rights Between Progress and Challanges

The issue of womens right has been the subject matter of a large number of studies carried out withinthe changes that happen to womens right and their status, it has occupied a great position among researchers, each one according to his or her field of interest. All the writers who wrote on this subject have the same vision on it, all of them have the same purpose which is to spotlight on womens issue and to tackle the different challenges that women face in their basic life.Moroccan women have known a great development on the level of their rights especially after the amendment that has been made to the family code Modawannaconcerning marriage, divorce, child custody, alimony, and inheritance. These amendments were made with the contribution of many feminist movements and womens organizations likeUnion Nationale des Femmes Marocaines (UNFM) and Union de lAction Feminine ( UAF).. However, today Moroccan women still face number of limitations and challenges that oppress and humiliate their rights also deprive them of integrating effectively in the public sphere.