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Women in Kuwait are considered to be among the most emancipated women in the [[Persian Gulf|Gulf region]].<ref name="webster1">[http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/kuwait.html Women and Global Human Rights]</ref><ref>[http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=384&key=171&parent=16&report=76 2008 Freedomhouse report - Kuwait]</ref> Women in Kuwait can travel, drive, and work without their fathers' or husbands' consent and they even hold some senior government positions.<ref name="webster1"/> Women in Kuwait are able to work freely and can achieve postitions of power and influence.<ref>[http://www.justlanded.com/english/Kuwait/Kuwait-Guide/Jobs/Working-Women Kuwait Guide: Working Women, What is working in Kuwait like?]</ref> |
Women in [[Kuwait]] are considered to be among the most emancipated women in the [[Persian Gulf|Gulf region]].<ref name="webster1">[http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/kuwait.html Women and Global Human Rights]</ref><ref>[http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=384&key=171&parent=16&report=76 2008 Freedomhouse report - Kuwait]</ref> Women in Kuwait can travel, drive, and work without their fathers' or husbands' consent and they even hold some senior government positions.<ref name="webster1"/> Women in Kuwait are able to work freely and can achieve postitions of power and influence.<ref>[http://www.justlanded.com/english/Kuwait/Kuwait-Guide/Jobs/Working-Women Kuwait Guide: Working Women, What is working in Kuwait like?]</ref> |
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Women in Kuwait gained the [[Kuwaiti female suffrage|right to vote]] and stand in parliamentary and local elections in May 2005.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4552749.stm BBC news - Kuwaiti women win right to vote, May 2005]</ref><ref>[http://www.ipu.org/wmn-e/suffrage.htm Women's Suffrage]</ref> And in October 2007 Kuwait's constitutional court ruled that women were able to gain their own passports, without the consent of their husbands.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8317921.stm BBC News - Kuwaiti women win passport rights, October 2007]</ref> |
Women in Kuwait gained the [[Kuwaiti female suffrage|right to vote]] and stand in parliamentary and local elections in May 2005.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4552749.stm BBC news - Kuwaiti women win right to vote, May 2005]</ref><ref>[http://www.ipu.org/wmn-e/suffrage.htm Women's Suffrage]</ref> And in October 2007 Kuwait's constitutional court ruled that women were able to gain their own passports, without the consent of their husbands.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8317921.stm BBC News - Kuwaiti women win passport rights, October 2007]</ref> |
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Women in Kuwait are considered to be among the most emancipated women in the Gulf region.[1][2] Women in Kuwait can travel, drive, and work without their fathers' or husbands' consent and they even hold some senior government positions.[1] Women in Kuwait are able to work freely and can achieve postitions of power and influence.[3]
Women in Kuwait gained the right to vote and stand in parliamentary and local elections in May 2005.[4][5] And in October 2007 Kuwait's constitutional court ruled that women were able to gain their own passports, without the consent of their husbands.[6]
