The National Gathering to Eliminate all Forms of Discrimination Against Women monitors progress || Newspapers (Arabic)

The National Gathering to Eliminate all Forms of Discrimination Against Women released a press communiqué pointing out to progress made in bringing in some revisions on laws that are discriminatory against women.  The press release points out to issue number 14 of the official gazette which recorded the reform of decree 3950 thus bringing in equality between men and women employees in terms of access to family benefit.  The Gathering noted that it had actually suggested a reform of that decree to the Parliament back in 1999 and subsequently to the cabinet in 2001 and organised a number of public demonstrations to support this issue in cooperation with other civil society organisations, and had submitted various other petitions to decision makers.  The Gathering also called in its communiqué for a speedy formation of the new government and vowed to continue the struggled for eliminating all forms of discrimination against women especially in the nationality law and penal code.

Source: Al-Nahar 16 April 2013