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عمتجملا يف ةينيرحبلا ةأرملا رود ةيمهأ ىلع نيرحبلا ةكلمم روتسد دكؤي " "نيرحبلا يف ةأرملا روطت ةريسم"

وحن ةأرملا تابجاو نيب قيفوتلا ةلودلا لفكت" : هنم ةسماخلا ةداملا صنت ثيح

ةيسايسلا ةايحلا نيدايم يف لاجرلاب اهتاواسمو ،عمتجملا يف اهلمعو ةرسلأا "HISTORY OF WOMEN’S PROGRESS
"ةيملاسلإا ةعيرشلا ماكحأب للاخإ نود ةيداصتقلااو ةيفاقثلاو ةيعامتجلااو IN BAHRAIN"

capacity but also as decision makers on the boards طقف يفارتحلااو يـــنهملا ىوتـــسملا ىـــلع ســـيل نـــيرحبلا
of public and private sector companies and تاكرـــشلا ةرادإ سلاجم نم ديدعلا يـــف رارق عاـــنصك نكلو
organisations and government bodies. .ةيموكحلا تاـــهجلاو ةصاخلاو ةـــماعلا تاـــسسؤملاو

ةيبرعلا ةريزجلا هبش يف ةأرملا ميلعتل ةبسن ىلعأ
93.5% HIGHEST FEMALE LITERACY RATE in the Arabian Peninsula 1.57 million (July 2018 est.) – نيرحبلا ةكلمم ناكس غلبي
According to IndexMundi ﺔﻤﺴن نﻮﻴﻠم 1.57 ىلاوح
يئادتبلاا ميلعتلاب تاقحتلملا ثانلإا ةبسن ابيرقت
APPROX GIRLS ATTEND PRIMARY SCHOOL
97%

ةيوناثلا سرادملاب ثانلإا قاحتلا ةبسن
APPROX GIRLS ATTEND SECONDARY SCHOOL
91%
male 63.38% لﺎجرﻟا female at 38.5 % in 2019 ءﺎﺴﻨﻟا
2018 ماع للاخ ةأرملا ميلعت ةبسن
*according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources
APPROX FEMALE LITERACY RATE AS OF 2018
99.3% ادلب 77 يف 91.50 ةبسن 2018 ماع يملاعلا طسوتملا غلبي ةنراقملل * Bahraini women have traditionally had equal access لاجم لوـــخدل صرـــفلا ؤـــفاكتب ةـــينيرحبلا ةأرـــملا تـــيظح
)2018 ﺔﻳﺎغﻟ 1981 ﻦم ءﺎﺴﻨﻟا ﻦﻴﺑ ﺔﻴملأا ﻮﺤم بﺴن تﺎﻴﺋﺎصﺣا ﻦم ﺲﺒتقم( to education since the first formal girls’ school ماع يف تاـــنبلل ةيمـــسر ةـــسردم لوأ سيـــسأت ذنم ميلعتلا
*For comparison, the world average in 2018 based on 77 countries is 91.50 percent. started in 1928. However, their rise in political and يـــسايسلا لاجملا يـــف ةأرملا زورـــب نإـــف ،كلذ مـــغرو .1٩28
TAKEN FROM THE FEMALE LITERACY RATE CHART FROM 1981 TO 2018 IndexMundi public life at national and international levels can be رثكأ ناك يلودلاو يـــنطولا نييوتـــسملا ىلع ةماعلا ةاـــيحلاو
marked as millennial. .ةيفللأا للاـــخ احوضو
EMPLOYMENT: :فيظوتلا Constitutionally, women have the right to run and
Bahraini women are actively encouraged and supported اهدوهج يف مـــعدلاو عيجـــشتلاب ةينيرحبلا ةأرملا ىظحت vote in parliamentary and municipal elections and حـــشرتلاو عارتقلاا قح ةأرـــملل قحي ةيروتـــسدلا ةيحانلا نم
in their effort to participate in national development and ةوقلا يف اـــهدوجو حبصأو ةينطولا ةـــيمنتلا يف ةكراـــشملل they have been accepted in all areas of political, تيظح ثـــيح ةـــيدلبلا تاـــباختنلااو ناـــملربلا تاـــباختنا يـــف
their numbers in the workforce has been steadily increasing. ةئفاكتم قوـــقحب ةأرملا عتمتتو .رمتـــسم ديازت يف ةـــلماعلا governmental and public endeavour. ةيموكحلاو ةيـــسايسلا تلااجملا عـــيمج يف لوبقلاب ةأرـــملا
They enjoy equal rights in the workplace with men and the ىلع ةـــموكحلا صرـــحتو لاـــجرلا عم لـــمعلا نادـــيم يـــف Bahrain has 24 women’s societies which represent .ةماعلا دوـــهجلاو
government underscores their right to equal pay and also تازاجإ ىـــلع لوصحلاو روـــجلأا يواـــست يـــف اهقح دـــيكأت the backbone of the NGOs working for women’s ةيلهلأاو ةيعوطلا تاـــمظنملا ةطـــشنلأ يرقفلا دومعلا لثمت
maternity leave, lactation leave and childcare leave. .لافطلأاب ةـــيانعلاو ةعاضرلاو ةـــموملأا and community causes. Not only have they supported .ةماع ةفصب عـــمتجملاو ةأرـــملا اياضق لـــجأ نم لمعت يـــتلا
According to 2017 data, the Kingdom is No. 1 among GCC ةكلمم لـــتحت ،2017 ماـــع ةرداـــصلا تاءاـــصحلإل اـــقفوو the country’s progress but also been a voice for دلابلا ةـــضهنو مدـــقت يـــف تاـــيعمجلا هذـــه مهـــست مـــل
countries in closing the gender gap in wages. Bahrain has يجيلخلا نواـــعتلا سلجم لود نـــيب ىلولأا ةـــبترملا نيرحبلا women’s development. For instance, when adult ليبـــس ىلع .ةأرملا روـــطت نع ربعي اـــتوص تلظ لب ،بـــسحف
achieved the highest percentage of women’s participation تققح دـــقو .نيـــسنجلا نيب بـــتاورلا ةوـــجف صـــيلقت يـــف literacy programmes began, women’s associations تمهـــسأ ،رابكلا ىدل ةيملأا وحم جـــمارب تأدب امدنعو لاـــثملا
ةرادلإا بصانم يف ةأرملا ةكراـــشم يف ةبـــسن ىلعأ نيرحبلا
in middle-management posts in the MENA region at 59%
لامـــشو طـــسولأا قرـــشلا ةقطنم ىوتـــسم ىلع ىطـــسولا contributed to women’s literacy classes and adult وحمل ةيميلعتلا فوـــفصلا ءاـــشنإ يـــف ةيئاـــسنلا تامظنملا
.%59 تغلب اـــيقيرفا education and helped raise Bahraini women’s literacy نم عفرت نأ تعاطتـــساو ،راـــبكلا ميلعتو ءاـــسنلا نيب ةـــيملأا
levels. .ءاسنلا طـــسو ميلعتلا ةبـــسن ةدايز
“The Kingdom of Bahrain’s Constitution confirms the importance of Of these associations, the BBS, founded in 2000, تاديـــس ةيعمج تـــسسأت ،تاـــمظنملا هذـــه نـــيب نـــمو

Bahraini women according to its Article V which states the country’s role represents a pioneering organisation to support and تاـــسسؤملا نم دعت يـــتلاو 2000 ماـــع ةـــينيرحبلا لاـــمعلأا
in “reconciling the duties of woman towards the family and her work in nurture the career interests and talent of professional تامامتهلااو بهاوملا ةـــياعرو معد ىلإ فدهت يتلا ةـــيدايرلا
and entrepreneurial Bahraini women. The members
the community, and equality with men in the political, social, cultural and of the BBS represent a new generation of educated .ينيرحبلا عـــمتجملا يف لامعلأا تاديـــسو تادـــئارل ةينهملا
economic spheres, without prejudice to the provisions of Islamic law.” and confident Bahraini women professionals and تاديـــسو تادئار نم ادـــيدج لايج ةيعمجلا تاوـــضع لـــثمتو
they serve the Kingdom not only in this professional ةكلمم نمدخي يـــئلالا ةينهملاو ةـــقثلاب تازيمتملا لاـــمعلأا

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