veiled4allah: Bahraini women in solidarity veiled4allah: Bahraini women in solidarityA call went out to officials to speed up the establishment of the Bahrain Women's Union. The union's preparatory committee first applied to the Labour and Social Affairs Ministry to grant it permission to establish the organisation in 2001.See also a previous entry on labor unions in Bahrain.
It renewed its application in January and is still waiting, said committee head Mariam Al Rowaie.
"We have been waiting three years for approval. We currently have 12 societies under our umbrella and we expect more soon," she said.
A union will give women in Bahrain a unified voice in dealing with the government as well as regional and international organisations.
"There are many issues that need to be addressed including laws regarding women's rights and the elimination of discrimination in both the public and private sector," explained Ms Al Rowaie.
"For example, we hardly ever find women in very high positions. They are usually concentrated in middle-level management, even though their abilities are equal and often exceed those of men.
"We don't have a woman minister yet, with the exception of Supreme Council for Women secretary-general Lulwa Al Awadhi, who has the rank of minister but not a minister's portfolio."
Ms Al Rowaie said a union will also help prepare women for roles in politics, including potential membership in the parliament and municipal councils.
"We need to activate women so that they can play their rightful role in society."
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