In native councils, women comprise a low 0.6 % of the total membership. The number of women in parliament also declined from eleven in 1990 to 2 women within the parliaments of 1993 and 1997 to only 1 woman within the 301-member parliament in 2003. Article fifty four of the 2001 Yemen structure declares education obligatory, yet the government doesn't translate this provision into practice. Moreover, only...