translate English to French: As far as women's rights were concerned, women participated fully in the economic and political life of the country, having the right to education, to equal pay and to apply for any post for which they were qualified.
Le Ministère de la promotion de la femme est effectivement dirigé par une femme, qui a du reste consacré de nombreuses années de sa vie à la cause des femmes, et qu'elle défend vigoureusement.