(Agencies)
Updated: 2007-12-13 16:05

Palestinian female police officers listen to instructions at the police station, shortly before their deployment in the streets of the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007. [Agencies]

"I was a little afraid in the beginning, because our society imposes a certain lifestyle for women," Abu Srour said. "But now, after spending some time in the street, I am not afraid."

According to the most recent EU count, the overall number of females in the Palestinian civil police service was only 500 compared to more than 18,000 men. The women were confined mostly to clerical and administrative duties.

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