Women’s leaders yesterday (aug 9) called on the government to throw its money behind female politicians. Political groups whose members include a female MP are currently entitled to BD500 from the Justice and Islamic Affairs Ministry. However, Supreme Council for Women (SCW) secretary general Lulwa Al Awadhi called for government cash to be injected into [...]
Bahrain is not ready for women in politics, says parliament chairman Khalifa Al Dhahrani. He spoke out after Princess Sabeeka asked the students if they would vote for a well-qualified woman in parliament. The majority in the room raised their hands, while others said they had yet to see women prove their capabilities in the [...]
Young voters have the power to shape the political future of Bahrain, the nation’s First Lady declared yesterday. They are in a position to change society’s attitude and to give women their rightful place in the political arena, said Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of His Majesty King Hamad. It [...]
Just eight women ran in Bahrain’s first general election in 2002, with the number increasing to 18 four years later. Despite a handful of close races in 2006, only one woman managed to secure a seat in the country’s fledgling parliament, after she ran unopposed.
But if May al Otaibi and others have anything to do with it, female candidates will have a good chance during Bahrain’s next general election slated for November 2010.
Sexual Assault in the Workplace is on the Rise in the Wealthy Gulf state but Women Remain Quiet for Fear of Repercussions. [Manama, Bahrain] Eman has taken on two jobs to support her family but every day when she goes to work she fears inappropriate sexual remarks and advances from her boss. “I have not [...]
Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of His Majesty King Hamad and Supreme Council for Women (SCW) chairwoman, yesterday distributed 274 housing services for Bahraini women. The packages will benefit ‘custody mothers’ and female breadwinners. Addressing a ceremony at the Riffa-based SCW headquarters, secretary general Lulwa Al Awadhi described the allocation [...]
Golden Girl Ruqaya Al Ghasra stunned the Bahrain sports world last night after announcing her retirement from competitive athletics. The 27-year-old multi-titled sprinter revealed the sad and unexpected news in front of a handful of shocked media members in a conference held at the National Stadium in Riffa. Ruqaya said that concern for her overall [...]
Bahraini women are central to Bahrain’s Vision 2030 and National Economic Strategy, said Shaikh Mohammed bin Essa Al Khalifa, Chief Executive of the Kingdom’s Economic Development Board (EDB), on the second Bahrain Women’s Day. December 1st marked the first anniversary of the Kingdom’s inaugural Women’s Day. Announced last year by Bahrain’s First Lady and Chairwoman [...]
A new family law for Sunnis, which protects the rights of women in Shariah (Islamic) law courts, was approved by Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, on May 27. Women’s activists have pledged to continue their fight for a just law for the Gulf Arab kingdom’s Shiites. The law-making lower and upper houses had [...]
A young Bahraini woman has established her dream project of “Souq Bahrainâ€, an e-shopping forum that has attracted, since its establishment in December, more than 500 members from various countries. Eman Mandi, 23, feels that her business project took time to materialise, but now she is content that she is walking on solid ground. “The [...]
