KUWAIT, March 7, (KUNA): President of the women’s affairs committee Sheikha Latifa Fahd Al-Salem Al-Sabah asserted here Sunday that Kuwaiti women made a lot of cultural achievements in the past years that enabled them to play a crucial role in pushing forward the development in various fields.
Sheikha Latifa said in a press statement on the occasion of the women’s world Day that “the Kuwaiti women in all walks of life have proven their capability of exceling in various fields of labor and life along with providing an ideal model of the successful career woman.” She went on to say that the Kuwaiti women are looking forward to achieving many of their aspirations in the coming period in order to further activate their role in the society in tandem with their capabilities and potentials.
Support
She also hailed in this respect the interest shown by the government for the Kuwaiti women and offering them constant support in order to continue their role in the service of their country.
Sheikha Latifa said that women who could achieve success in various fields and posts could at the same time effectively contribute to boosting the progress of development looked forward to by the Kuwaiti people.
She also called for promoting the efforts that help the Kuwaiti women forge ahead along with “removing all obstacles obstructing their road in order to be able to achieve the goals sought by all of us,” pointing out that women overcame many obstacles faced during their journey.
She also pointed out that the role of women in the current era is not restricted to the social field despite its big importance, but they also go forward with big successful strides in the economic, political and scientific fields.
Sheikha Latifa concluded by calling for developing the Kuwaiti women’s capabilities in all these fields through rehabilitation training courses that enable them to catch up with latest developments of the times and prove their capabilities locally and internationally.
Meanwhile, Kuwaiti women are celebrating the International Women’s Day, coinciding March 8, with them enjoying key political and social gains.
Labor
Of these gains emerges the new labor bill, which acknowledged women’s nature by restricting them from working at nighttime, as well as exempting them from working at hazardous sites or at ones that require hard labor.
However, presence of Kuwaiti women in leading union-related positions is still limited, as the public union for Kuwaiti workers is calling on women to get more involved in union activities and effectively contribute in its structure in order to prove themselves.
According to a recent American study on women’s rights in the Middle East in the past five years; Kuwait Algeria and Jordan saw most noticeable improvement, while Iraq, Yemen and the Palestinian territories witnessed utmost setback.
The International Women’s Day, or IWD, is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, IWD is a national holiday. The first IWD was run in 1911. Next year is IWD Global Centenary 1911-2011.