BEIRUT: Women trying to make their mark in Lebanon's male-dominated political world have much to envy of Rima Fakhry, the only woman ever to make it on to the political council of the Islamist movement Hezbollah. "It is a huge responsibility particularly in these circumstances," Fakhry, 39, told AFP at her office in a heavily guarded building in southern Beirut. She is proud of having become the first women ever to reach a top position in Hezbollah since the group was founded 20 years ago. "The most important thing for women in Lebanon is to improve themselves in order to have as wide an education as possible," Fakhry said. "In Lebanon women don't enjoy their full rights," she added. A mother of four married to a businessman who is not a member of Hezbollah, Fakhri works alongside 17 male colleagues who have all been cooperative and supportive since her appointment in January.