From 1966, she also became a member of the central committee of the National Union of Tunisian Women (UNFT).[1][2] She then participated in the work of the Center for Research, Studies, Documentation and Information on Women and the Association of Tunisian Women for Development Research (AFTURD), organizations related to the cause of women. The UNFT was close to the institutions of power and represented at the time what has been called a "state feminism" put forward by the government (the Socialist Destourian Party) of Tunisia, the AFTURD being more independent of government control.