<sod >"  Both Notley and Aheer said that if some Muslim women are being forced to wear the niqab against their will, there are better ways to help them than to cut them off from public services.< eod>< sod > "  Both Notley and Aheer said that if some Muslim women are being forced to wear the niqab against their will, there are better ways to help them than to cut them off from public services. In her speech accepting the National EVE Award from Equal Voice, Notley said the government recognizes that despite the strides made by women over the years, there is still "pervasive and deeply rooted" discrimination against women. "We know women face inequalities in all facets of life," she said.< eod>