Almotamar.net - Chairwoman of the Yemeni Women Union Ramziya al-Eryany said Wednesday," A delegation representing the Yemeni Women Union presented a statement to the parliament expressing resentment over statements made by scholars of Al-Fadhila (Vice & Virtue) Committee on the Yemeni woman political participation and demands for a legal legislation to establish the woman quota in the upcoming parliamentary elections, defined by 15%"

Ms al-Eryany, Secretary General of the Arab Woman Federation and the Chairwoman of the Yemeni Women Union said in a statement to almotamar.net that she had on Tuesday given the Speaker of the parliament Yahya al-Raie a statement in the name of the women in Yemen containing a demand for a parliamentary approval of legislations concerning the woman , depending on the Islamic law and proposals of the Yemeni Women Union concerning constitutional articles pertaining the woman within the framework of the debate carried out by the parliament on the draft constitutional amendments proposed by President Ali Abdullah Saelh. Al-Eryany affirmed that the statement contained the woman's anger towards statements by the Forum of Vice & Virtue.

On the stance of the parliament about the demands Ms al-Eryany said the Speaker displayed big interaction and confirmed that the demands and proposals are keeping pace with directions of the political leadership for supporting and enhancing the Yemeni woman participation in the political life and decision-making positions.