And some good news
 

Women make progress in Algeria:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/26/wo...e69&ei=5087%0A

Thanks for that article -- that made me happy.

It should come as no surprise that level of education plays a huge role in all of that, and with Algerian women getting more education they are also improving their lot in society even if that is happening slowly.

It's one of the great equalizers.