Kuwait
Kuwait: Court Victory for Women’s Rights
A court decision on April 22, 2012, cancelling a ministerial order barring women from entry-level jobs at the Justice Ministry is an important victory against legally-sanctioned discrimination in Kuwait, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch urged the Kuwaiti government to act on the decision, to guarantee women equal access to all public jobs, and to amend or repeal gender-based discriminatory provisions from all its legislation, according to an article from Human Rights Watch.
'New' Kuwaiti government largely the same, excludes women
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah revealed the country's new cabinet on Tuesday following snap parliamentary elections earlier this month, but included no women among the 16 ministers. The cabinet includes 10 new faces, but is headed by a member of the royal family Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Hamad al-Sabah, according to al-akhbar.com.
Islamist-led opposition wins majority in Kuwait’s parliamentary vote - no women elected
Kuwait’s Islamist-led opposition won the majority seats in a snap election for the wealthy Gulf state’s fourth parliament in less than six years, while women candidates did not win a single seat, according to official results released on Friday.
Kuwait final figures: 23 women out of 286 candidates
For the parliamentary elections due next week on February 2nd, it is now set that 23 out of a total 286 candidates will be women. About 2 weeks ago, the numbers were 24 out of a total of 344. There are 50 seats in the parliament, and the firs women in Kuwaiti history were elected for parliament in 2009.
7 % women candidates for Kuwaiti parliament elections
24 out of 344 candidates in the Kuwaiti parliamentary election race are now women, but the figures are subject to potential changes until January 25th. The elections that will end up with the election of 50 parliament representatives, will be held on February 2nd 2012.