The National Union of Tunisian Women (Arabic: الاتحاد الوطني للمراة التونسية; French: Union Nationale de la Femme Tunisienne, UNFT) is a non-governmental organization in Tunisia founded in 1956. The current UNFT president is Radhia Jerbi. The National Union of Tunisian Women was founded in 1956 by President

Habib Bourguiba Habib Bourguiba (; ar, الحبيب بورقيبة, al-Ḥabīb Būrqībah; 3 August 19036 April 2000) was a Tunisian lawyer, nationalist leader and statesman who led the country from 1956 to 1957 as the prime minister of the Kingdom of T ...

through the merge of the two previous women's organizations,

Tunisian Union of Muslim Women Tunisian may refer to: * Someone or something connected to Tunisia *Tunisian Arabic *Tunisian people *Tunisian cuisine * Tunisian culture Tunisian culture is a product of more than three thousand years of history and an important multi-ethnic ...

(UMFT) and

Union of Tunisian Women The National Union of Tunisian Women (Arabic: الاتحاد الوطني للمراة التونسية; French: Union Nationale de la Femme Tunisienne, UNFT) is a non-governmental organization in Tunisia founded in 1956. The current UNFT president ...

(UFT). It was founded after the independence of Tunisia, which was followed by the introduction of women's suffrage and the secular Personal Status Code. The UNFT worked to inform women of the new Code of Personal Statue, which was a very radical reform in favor or women's rights, considered the most progressive family law in the Middle East after the Turkish Law of 1926. The UNFT was also significant in raising awareness of

family planning Family planning is the consideration of the number of children a person wishes to have, including the choice to have no children, and the age at which they wish to have them. Things that may play a role on family planning decisions include marita ...

.Masri, Safwan. ''Tunisia: An Arab Anomaly''. New York: Columbia University Press, 2017, 234.

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Women's rights organizations Organisations based in Tunisia 1956 establishments in Tunisia Feminist organisations in Tunisia Organizations established in 1956 Social history of Tunisia Women's rights in Tunisia {{Tunisia-org-stub

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