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Women face widespread discrimination within Bahraini society and the country's political institutions. Women's rights have been a cornerstone of the political reforms initiated by King Hamad . The extension of equal political rights has been accompanied by a conscious drive to promote women to positions of authority within government.
In the 1950s, the first group of Bahraini women studied in Cairo, Egypt and Beirut, Lebanon to become teachers and school principals in Bahrain. The first hospital-based Nursing School in Bahrain was founded in 1959 with the opening of the College of Health Sciences gave opportunities for Bahraini women to practice as nurses.
She formulated and supervised he implementation of the National Strategy for the Advancement of Bahraini Women, the strategic document for the Supreme Council for Women. [ 5 ] In 2006 (shortly before the national election), [ 12 ] Sabika led the SCW in launching a women's political empowerment program to support and train women for ...
It includes women activists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "Bahraini women activists" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
In a May 2007 statement, the Women's Petition Committee called for the dissolution of the Supreme Council for Women, citing its failure in "building and supporting Bahraini women". It further noted that "most women attained decision making positions on the basis of tribal or sectarian affiliation or personal allegiance to the Authorities and ...
The Forbes Middle East placed her 9th on a list of most powerful Arab women in governments. [3] She is the only women in the Cabinet of Bahrain . [ 4 ] In December 2015 she presided over celebration of Bahraini Women's day in the Ministry of Health, where she promised her support to female cadres and their allies in the ministry. [ 5 ]
The agency has taken steps to improve the employability of, and employment rate for, women in Bahrain, where in 2009–2010 approximately 80% of unemployed people were female. It provided training courses and grants, and organised a training and employment exhibition for women only. By 2011 almost, 12000 women had been helped by the agency. [5]: 50
Pages in category "Bahraini women's rights activists" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.