Women’s Rights In Kuwait

Rola Dasthi, MP of Kuwaiti Parliament and Haila Al-Mekaimi, Professor of Political Science at Kuwait University, talk about the women condition in Kuwait. They discuss the major changes that have occurred in the country over the last 50 years and the process that led to the election of four women to the Kuwaiti parliament. Since the 1960s, Kuwaiti women have enjoyed access to higher education and relative freedom to advocate for improved economic and cultural rights, particularly as compared to women