MAJOR ISSUES

Over the past few years, several parties on the intellectual and formal arena have drawn some observations and ideas about the strategy of addressing the issue of women. Among those ideas a number of issues emerged to constitute special challenges, which should be addressed y the strategy makers as the majority of studies revealed. Those issues are divided into three major divisions:

Major issues of the state of Kuwait.

The special characteristics of the Kuwaiti society, which can be classified, in general, as a conservative community that adheres to its cultures with all Islamic, Arabic and Gulf dimensions. In addition, the Kuwaiti society has, for decades, had a tendency towards democracy, armed by an in-depth experience of democratic practice, as well as continuous strive for establishing the women's political entitlements.
- The core political changes that led to declaring full political entitlements of the Kuwaiti women on 16 May 2005, and the appointment of the first female minister and two female members in the municipal council. These facts will change the map of the Kuwaiti arena to include about 200,000 female votes, against approximately 130,000 votes only for males.
- The structural changes that are taking place in the Kuwaiti economy, and restructuring of the government, by focusing on reducing the roles of governmental agencies in providing services and implementing social programs. This will lead to activating the role of the civil society and private sector in these areas.
- It is impossible to continue development with the unilateral trend that depends almost entirely on the oil. Alternative sources of income must be solicited to secure the future of the state and generations to come.

- Major issues of the age.
- Major issues relating to the special positions of women in Kuwait