Mounia Meslem

"It is easy for us to give up not only a part of our salaries but our monthly income entirely - and with pleasure."

"Women who are married do not need a monthly wage to live, of course, as they live off their husband's salaries."

"We women could help our country, which gave us an education and an opportunity to have a career by transferring our full pay to the treasury- it is the least we could do."

"These kinds of proposals are normally put forward by fundamentalists. The idea that women should stay at home, because if she works she is doing a job that could have gone to a man."

"Married women can work without receiving any kind of compensation. It's essentially being a volunteer for the state."

"Does a minister that's supposed to look after women's affairs have nothing else to suggest? It's both shocking and worrying, because it show that no one's thinking seriously about how to solve the financial crisis."

"Never forget that it takes only a political, religious, or economic crisis to see women's rights pushed back. These rights are never permanently secured; staying vigilant throughout your life is essential"

"married women should "give up salaries to government"