According to the law, all children born to Tunisian mothers are to be given the Tunisian citizenship whether born inside or outside Tunisia and regardless of the father’s nationality and even if the father’s identity is unknown.
Tunisian women rank first amongst their Arab counterparts as far as civil rights are concerned. In addition to the fact that polygamy is illegal in Tunisia, the minimum age of marriage for girls is 17 provided that the consent of both the girl and her mother is obtained.
Tunisian women have the right to give their family names to her children if fathers were unknown.
Women in Tunisia are also privileged as far as education and medical services are concerned. For example, 99% of Tunisian girls under the age of six are enrolled in schools and females make up 59% of university students. In addition, more than 90% of deliveries are done with medical assistance.
Tunisian women also make up 27% of judges, 42% of physicians, 72% of pharmacists and more than 10,000 women are business owners.
However, feminists and rights activists in Tunisia still complain of unequal treatment especially regarding political parties and decision-making positions and which are basically regulated through the quota system.
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