Tunis — The code of personal status which was promulgated a few months after the country's independance in March 1956 and which put an end to polygamy, forced marriages and legalized divorce, "is constantly being updated to follow the developments of modern society", writes the Italian news agency ANSA-Med in an article released on August 26,2008.

The article notes that the code was subject to two further amendments in 2008: the first granting women the right to receive the conjugal residence in case of divorce, if the couple has children of lower age, while the second allows emprisoned mothers to dispose of an extended room to take care of their young children while being in custody.

The article also points out that statistics between 2000 and 2007 show that women in Tunisia "account for 29% of magistrates, 31% of lawyers, 6,3% of director generals in public administration , and form 15,2% of mangers in the same sector.The average presence in the sector stands at 40%, the percentage of heads of companies and the percentage of admittance to professional training courses at the National School of Administration is the same", writes the paper which adds that "it is finally woth reminding that the tunisian legislation has introduced amendments to the Tunisian Code of Obligation and Contracts in order to guarantee the rights and the role of employees both as women and mothers".