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http://www.ibtimes.com/womans-got-power ... lm-1408972Woman's Got The Power: As Somali Economy Struggles, First Female Bank Governor Yussur Abrar Takes The Helm
By IBTimes Staff Reporter
on September 20 2013 1:23 PM
Yussur Abrar has been appointed by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to take over the bank pending a formal handover of power. She has three decades of experience in banking, insurance, telecommunications and finance consultancy.
The appointment is significant since Somalia has quite a ways to go in terms of women's rights. A U.N. development report last year ranked the country the fourth worst in the world in terms of gender equality. The challenges and injustices faced by women include genital mutilation, higher rates of unemployment, lack of property rights, and limited access to reproductive healthcare.
The government is working on the establishment of quotas to ensure women's representation in the national government, and Abrar's appointment to one of the country's most influential positions is an encouraging development on that front.