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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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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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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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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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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Kuwaiti Women Barred From Working At Night
The Kuwaiti Parliament unanimously passed a law earlier this week to restrict women's rights by restricting the hours that women are allowed to work. Women will be banned from working between 8:00 pm and 7:00 am with an exception only for women...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Kuwait: Kuwaiti Women Hope to Enter Parliament Despite Obstacles
None of 27 female candidates who contested the previous general elections in June 2006 was successful, but a number did make an unexpectedly strong showing despite having little time to prepare for the polls. To read the full article, please visit...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Kuwait: MPs Support Unveiled Women Ministers
Members of the Kuwaiti Parliament 's Sharia Issues Commission have backed a request by the country's two female ministers to appear in Parliament without the Islamic veil, Kuwaiti daily Al-Seyassah reports. Commission members on Sunday agreed...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Kuwait: Al-Rasheedi Focuses on Women's Empowerment
Zikra Al-Rasheedi, a fourth constituency candidate inaugurated her campaign headquarters on Monday evening. She places top priority to the cause of women's rights. Al-Rasheedi dedicated most of her speech to the problems that plague Kuwait...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Kuwait: Kuwaiti Women Aim for Third Time Luck in Elections
Women in the conservative Gulf state of Kuwait aim to make it third time lucky as they contest seats in parliament after two failed attempts in legislative elections. To read the full article click here.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Kuwait: Candidates Turn to TV to Reach Voters
Kuwaiti satellite channels have proven quite effective in advertising candidates' campaigns and agendas to a large segment of the Kuwaiti society, but this is at expense of turn-up at the electoral rallies. Media technological development...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Kuwait: Women See Hope in Upcoming Elections
As May 16 draws near, hopes seems to be presiding the views of female voters. Even after the issuance of the recent fatwa forbidding voting for women, the supporters of the female a great majority still sees that change is only possible if...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Kuwait: Academics Believe Women Will Make It in May 16 Elections
Academics agreed that the relative drop in performance of the former all-male parliament was likely to boost the chances of female candidates getting elected, found a study conducted by KUNA.Kuwait University's political science professor Dr....
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Kuwait: Women Benefit from Media Coverage
Two lecturers at Kuwait University agreed that women were the ones who mostly benefitted from media coverage of parliamentary campaigns, because it was an easy option for those who found it difficult to attend rallies. Mass communication...
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