Kuwaiti women

(Jan. 16, 2013) For the first time, Kuwaiti women will be able to become judges For the first time women can now become judges in Kuwait, one of the most conservative countries in the Arabian Peninsula. The Minister for Justice has accepted applications from young female graduates for the post of prosecutors, and reports say that 16 of the 32 people who applied for the position are women. Formerly only men could fill such a position. But now many women aspiring to a position in a law firm are following studies in law
The event is considered a significant step forward in the realization of equal rights between men and women in Kuwait. Although the country's constitution states that women have full social and political rights, it has been an uphill climb in concretely affirming this principle.