The Peninsula: Qatar Realizes Importance of Women's Rights in Society

Doha, July 07 (QNA) - The Peninsula English newspaper affirmed in its editorial on Wednesday that the State of Qatar, as a progressive society, has realized the importance of women and children in society and granted them equal rights in every sector, whether it is in public offices, service sector, field of education, business, sports or culture. The newspaper noted the State of Qatar's speech at a session on the human rights of women at the Human Rights Council, delivered by Advisor to Qatars Permanent Delegation of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Office in Geneva Johara Al Suwaidi, in which she stressed that ending violence against women and girls requires identifying the causes and roots of this violent behavior and working to address them, which starts with changing the prevailing stereotypical view of women and recognizing their great role in the family and society, empowering them by providing early education opportunities, encouraging them to continue developing their abilities and skills, and then adopting policies and enacting legislation that protect them from the manifestations of violence, and provide means of recovery and integration in the event of violations or abuses against them. The newspaper stressed that the State of Qatar has all the rights to be proud of the achievements of its women in society and politics, as women in Qatar are well-educated and are leaving their mark in every field. The Peninsula underlined that education is not something new to Qatari women as when the first university in Qatar was opened in 1973, out of the 157 initial students, 103 were female. The ratio of female-to-male students remained steady over the proceeding years and in 2003, Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad became the first female president of Qatar University, the paper added. The Peninsula concluded its editorial by praising the efforts of the State of Qatar in vouching for the protection of women and girls with disabilities as the country not only advocates for their rights, but has already become a leading example of putting this into practice. (QNA)