Kuwait: women, politics and perceptions

Summary: battling sexism, double standards and an election system weighted against them, Kuwaiti women continue the fight for equal rights despite being shut out of parliament.
We thank Arab Digest member Caroline Montagu for the following article. Caroline has been involved with Saudi Arabia for 30 years, first as a business and financial writer and more recently studying civil society in Saudi Arabia, women’s issues, social services and the domestic NGO sector.