The WATC links and coordinates the activities of all these groups. More than that, it endeavours to engage the sympathy of the public on behalf of the women, their concerns and their discrimination, and to correct the women's image in the media. Under the Treaty of Oslo, The Palestinian now have their own print media, radio, and television. Before then, women and their problems were described exclusively from the male point of view, reinforcing traditional concepts and consolidating customary roles. The project is advancing in small steps.
Nobody expects to see old patriarchal structure crumble overnight.
But it is right now that help is important, because women have a historic chance to influence legislation in their own way now that the independence of Palestine is developing. All rights reserved.