Moammar Gadhafi may be gone, and Libya may be free, but for the nation’s women, the battle is just beginning. After being marginalized in the deeply conservative, male-dominated country for the 42 years of the Gadhafi regime, Libya’s women are struggling to play a more assertive role in their country. Women already head two ministries in the new government – health and social affairs. Caroline Hawley, correspondent for the BBC, filed this report.
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