During Sadat's presidency, his wife, Jehan Sadat, publicly advocated further women's rights, though Egyptian policy and society began to move away from women's equality with the new Islamist movement and growing conservatism.
Under Sadats tid som præsident, argumenterede hans kone, Jehan Sadat, offentligt for at fremme kvinders rettigheder, omend egyptisk policy og samfund begyndte at bevæge sig i modsat retning i takt med den nye islamistiske bevægelse og voksende konservatisme.