Women in politics Sample Clauses

Women in politics. The political Leadership in the Gulf States played a central role in supporting women issue. Laws were enacted; measures were established to cope with the arising feminine changes throughout the sequential eras, consequently facilitating her gradual entrance to the various governmental and institutional bodies. Such governmental movement formulated the infrastructure that armed the feminine sector to attain their equal rights with male without creating any turbulences arising from the social customs and tradition, thus improving her social status that have witnessed a steadily positive trend through the past three decades, as the feminine participation in economic, social, and political life was remarkable. On the other hand Gulf States ratified various international conventions and human rights instruments that were addressed to secure the feminine rights against men, among of which was their ratification on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women. The social opening up coped with the governmental support was fruitful since Arab women is becoming more educated and open minded that can deal with the various cultural issues, their success is cited by their occupation to a 116 Ibid. 117 Philips, D. (2010), ‘Female unemployment rises’. Business Management: online at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/news/female-unemployment-rises Accessed 5.11.2010 118 IFC (2005), ‘Gender Entrepreneurship Markets GEM Country Brief – Oman: online at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ifcext/gempepmena.nsf/AttachmentsByTitle/Oman+Country+Brief/$FILE/OMAN+Country+Brief+v. +29+March+2006.pdf. Accessed 6.11.2010 senior posts enabling the creation of further opportunities for the younger female. Below are some examples of GCC females occupying senior posts? 119 The advancement of women in GCC countries into political roles has a cheered history.120 For example, the Kuwaiti government approved an amendment to the Municipal Council Law that gave Kuwaiti women full political rights, including electoral rights, in 2005. Subsequently, Mrs Xxxxxxxxx declared her intention to contest the municipal elections when a Municipal Council seat was vacated by a member who had been appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs. When the contest took place Mrs Xxxxxxxxx ran and lost against a male candidate – 1807 votes to his 5436. Other efforts had been made before 2006 to facilitate the assumption of political roles by women, as in October 2003, when the cabinet approved draft legislation granting w...
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