While the U.S. at large is focused on the jail time of one woman, there was a large step backwards in Kuwait today that could have unexpected ripples throughout the region.
From today's Kuwait Times:
"The Parliament unanimously approved a law that bans women from working at night from 8.00 pm to 7.00 am except in medical professions and some other jobs to be specified by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor."
My question is, do the lawmakers even realize how many women work late at the mall, hotels, and restaurants there? There are not enough men to keep the economy going if a late night ban is in place. Does this law only apply to Muslims or to all women? Will the women's shoe and clothing stores at the mall have to close at 8:00 pm because men are not allowed to work there? Women only received the right to vote two years ago. I expect them to speak up loudly about this new law.
In the meantime, no one notices, no one cares. I hope the women of Kuwait speak up loudly and clearly because no one else will do it for them. Then again, maybe they will say nothing. Most women who work in Kuwait are from poor countries and no one seems to notice them. This is one worth following.
From today's Kuwait Times:
"The Parliament unanimously approved a law that bans women from working at night from 8.00 pm to 7.00 am except in medical professions and some other jobs to be specified by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor."
My question is, do the lawmakers even realize how many women work late at the mall, hotels, and restaurants there? There are not enough men to keep the economy going if a late night ban is in place. Does this law only apply to Muslims or to all women? Will the women's shoe and clothing stores at the mall have to close at 8:00 pm because men are not allowed to work there? Women only received the right to vote two years ago. I expect them to speak up loudly about this new law.
In the meantime, no one notices, no one cares. I hope the women of Kuwait speak up loudly and clearly because no one else will do it for them. Then again, maybe they will say nothing. Most women who work in Kuwait are from poor countries and no one seems to notice them. This is one worth following.
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