MANAMA, NOV. 30. (BNA) ON THE OCCASION OF BAHRAINI WOMAN DAY TO BE CELEBRATED ON DECEMBER 1, SUPREME COUNCIL FOR WOMAN (SCW) AND BAHRAINI WOMEN'S UNION (BWU) ISSUED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
ON THE THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY OF BAHRAINI WOMAN DAY WHICH WAS FIRST LAUNCHED BY HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS SABEEKA BINT IBRAHIM AL KHALIFA, WIFE OF HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA UNDER THE SLOGAN //I'VE READ..I'VE LEARNT .. I'VE PARTICIPATED// EXHIBITING THE NATURE OF BAHRAINI WOMEN AS HARD WORKERS AND CITIZENS COMMITTED TO THE BUILDING AND PROSPERITY OF THE KINGDOM, WE SINCERELY EXTEND OUR CONGRATULATIONS AND RESPECT TO EVERY BAHRAINI WOMAN WHO HAS CONTRIBUTED IN DESIGNING THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY. WE ALSO CALL ALL FEMALE CITIZENS TO CELEBRATE THIS REMARKABLE DAY OF HOPE AND AMBITION SO THAT THE PIONEERING WORK PROCESS CONTINUES. THIS YEAR'S CELEBRATION, THEMED //WOMAN..AND HEALTH SECURITY..MIDWIFE.. NURSE .. DOCTOR .. MINISTER .. A CONTINUOUS WORK PROCESS//, ACCENTUATES ANOTHER FIELD OF WOMAN'S CREATIVITY AND EXCELLENCE. HER PARTICIPATION IN THIS KEY NATIONAL ACTION IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT HER PIONEERING ROLE IN SAFEGUARDING SOCIETY'S HEALTH SECURITY. ON THIS OCCASION, IT IS PROPER TO RECALL THE WORTHY CONTRIBUTIONS OF MANY WOMEN IN EDUCATION, WOMEN ASSOCIATIONS, ISLAMIC COMMITTEES AND CIVIL SOCIETY'S INSTITUTIONS SIDE BY SIDE WITH THEIR FAMILY ROLES. THE SCW REAFFIRMS ITS WILLINGNESS TO TACKLE ISSUES RELATED TO FAMILY SECURITY SUCH AS CONSOLIDATING WOMEN'S LABOUR RIGHTS AND THE ACTIVATION OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: /THE AMENDMENT OF BAHRAINI NATURALIZATION LAW /STUDYING BAHRAIN RESERVATIONS ON THE CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW). /TRY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF KINDERGARTEN WORKERS. /ACTIVATE DECREE 12/2004 WHICH GIVES WOMEN THE RIGHT TO BENEFIT FROM HOUSING SERVICES. AND, ON THE BEHALF OF ALL BAHRAINI WOMEN, WE LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING THIS YEAR'S BAHRAINI WOMAN DAY A LANDMARK TURNING POINT IN SHOWCASING BAHRAINI WOMEN'S KEY ROLE IN BUILDING THIS NATION AND GAINING MORE ACHIEVEMENTS. FINALLY, WE SEIZE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA AND HIS WIFE HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS SABEEKA BINT IBRAHIM AL KHALIFA. WHQ 30-NOV-2009 19:57