The active participation of women in the popular movement in a number of Arab countries was considered a first step towards changing the societal culture as well as the inferior perception towards it. The conservative traditions that dominate the mindsets in these countries did not prevent women from participating in the popular movement and achieving its goals. This created optimism among supporters of women’s issues that it is about to move from the position of a follower to the position of an influential actor and to strengthen its presence on the numerical and qualitative levels in the political field, but the results of the elections that followed this movement were disappointing.
