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Source: The Kuwait Times
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Kuwaiti women second least fortunate in politics among Arab females: Report
The Kuwait Times
In a list of least Arab women’s participation in political work issued recently by V-Dem Institute, Kuwait was ranked second among Arab countries, after Yemen. According to a report by the Arabian Gulf Center for Studies and Research (CSRGULF) – the...
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Source: Arab Times
Thursday, June 08, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Kuwaiti women still struggle to find ‘rightful place’ in political narrative
Arab Times
Who is Mudhawi? I had asked. Dr AlanoudAl Sharekh, the quiet, unassuming award-winning academic, activist, and founding member of Abolish 153, had quietly explained that Mudhawi is a traditional name from the Arabian Gulf region. It conjures up an...
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Source: Kuwait Times
Wednesday, June 07, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Inequality a major reason for women’s weak political representation - Activists
Kuwait Times
Women in Kuwait were granted their political rights in 2005, but since then they have been struggling politically, due to several reasons. In recent years, women’s representation in the National Assembly has become much weaker than before. Head of...
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Kuwait
Tuesday, October 04, 2022
Women return to Assembly as Kuwaitis vote for change
Kuwait Time
Heavy turnout as citizens flock to vote. At least 14 new faces in Parliament. KUWAIT: Kuwaiti voters, vying for political stability after years of crises, voted on Thursday for massive change, according to early election results. At least two women...
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Kuwait signs up 115 candidates for coming elections (The National)
Monday, September 05, 2022
Kuwait signs up 115 candidates for coming elections
The National
Kuwaitis to head to the polls on September 29 to elect next parliament after National Assembly was dissolved in June. Kuwait's Interior Ministry has received more than 115 registrations from candidates before polls to elect the next parliament after...
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Monday, December 14, 2020
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Kuwait's new all-male parliament is a blow for women's rights
Deutsche Welle
Although none of the 29 female candidates won a seat in Kuwait's elections they are far from stopping their efforts. But analysts fear calls for quotas and women's political leadership are falling on deaf ears. Less than a week after Kuwait's 4.8...
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Kuwaiti women cast their ballots at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Kuwait City on December 5, 2020. (AFP)
Wednesday, December 09, 2020
Kuwaitis wonder why even the women voted for men
The Arab Weekly
Some women suggested on social media that time has come for a quota system. KUWAIT – The curtain has fallen on the legislative elections in Kuwait. Preliminary results show that women gained no new seats in the new parliament and that the only...
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Some 30 candidates under the age of 45 will join the new lawmaking body
Tuesday, December 08, 2020
Kuwait election delivers all-male parliament
DW
All of the female candidates in Kuwait's parliamentary election lost their races. The unofficial opposition took nearly half of the seats, amid calls for reforms over corruption and high debt.  Kuwait's new parliament will be led by an all-male ...
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Monday, September 21, 2020
Mudhawi’s List: Kuwait creates platform to support women in politics
Gulf News
Kuwait City: As the 2020 Kuwait National Assembly elections are approaching, candidates are beginning to campaign for a seat in parliament. In an effort to support women running for office, Mudhawi’s list, an online platform, just launched in time...
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Kuwait: “Men have to believe in women’s ability to make a difference in society”
UN Women
Dr. Moudi Abdul Aziz AlHumoud (PhD) is a women’s rights advocate from Kuwait. She is one of the first women to hold ministerial positions in her country, first as Minister of State for Housing and Planning and later as Minister for Education and...
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Kuwaiti women trained in campaign management and leadership skills
UN Women
A group of Kuwaiti women including government officials, members of the private sector, civil society representatives and entrepreneurs joined a workshop on political campaign management and leadership skills held within the framework of the 8th ...
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Training on public speaking to empower Kuwaiti Women
UN Women
A practical workshop on public speaking was conducted within the framework of the 8th Annual Conference on Women and Leadership convened between October 22 and 25 in Kuwait City.\ The training is part of a 2-year project to accelerate the...
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Friday, August 10, 2018
Interviews
Omar Abudl Muhsen Altabtabaee
Omar Abudl Muhsen Altabtabaee is a Member of Parliament in Kuwait. This interview was conducted in November 2017 in Ottawa, Canada, during the Inter-parliamentary Union's Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians.
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Kuwait
Friday, December 02, 2016
15 Female Candidates Ran for Parliament in Kuwait's Latest Election. Only This Woman Won.
By Laura Cohn Safa Al Hashem will be the sole woman in Kuwait’s parliament as it struggles to diversify. In its weekend election, the tiny oil-rich nation of Kuwait had the opportunity to substantially boost the share of women in its parliament. And...
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Egypt Beijing +20 review
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
We count on your leadership to tackle the barriers that remain for Arab women says Executive Director at Beijing+20 regional review
 Cairo– At the Arab States high-level regional review meeting for Beijing+20, held in Cairo, Egypt from 2–3 February 2015, Member States assessed progress and challenges in implementing the 20-year-old Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action...
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Sunday, July 28, 2013
Safa first woman to win two consecutive times, Kuwait
Manama: Safa Al Hashem has made history in Kuwait by becoming the first woman lawmaker to win seats in two consecutive parliamentary elections. Taking 2,036 votes on Saturday, Safa, who made her parliamentary debut in December, was ranked fifth...
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Sunday, July 28, 2013
Kuwait’s First Female Candidate on Women’s Participation in Elections
Kuwait City, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kuwaitis went to the polls this week to elect their third parliament in 17 months. Despite having the oldest and most powerful parliament in the Arab Gulf, Kuwait has a turbulent political scene: no parliament has served...
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Tuesday, July 09, 2013
Parliamentary Elections in Kuwait
Eight  women are registered as candidates for the parliamentary elections that will take place in Kuwait on July 27. The number of total candidates is 418 (1.9% are women).In 2009, four women were elected to the National Assembly for the first time...
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