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Arab women are under-represented in parliaments in Arab states, although they are gaining more equal representation as Arab states liberalise their political systems. In 2005, the International Parliamentary Union said that 6.5 per cent of MPs in the Arabic-speaking world were women, up from 3.5 per cent in 2000.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Arab people. It includes Arab people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. The main article for this category is Arab women .
The World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2024 ranked Saudi Arabia as number 126 out of 146 countries, exceeding countries such as Turkey and Lebanon. [21] However, in the World Bank's 2021 Women, Business, and the Law index, Saudi Arabia scored 80 out of 100, an above-average global score.
Women hold an honored and significant role in Islam, both spiritually and socially. Islam emphasizes the equality of men and women in their relationship with God. The Qur'an clearly states, "Indeed, the Muslim men and Muslim women, the believing men and believing women... for them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward" (Qur'an 33:35 ...
In pre-Islamic Arabia tribes played an important role in shaping the peninsula's practised and culture, tribes often had male leaders known as sheikhs, however this is not always the case, Some high-ranking women of influential tribal families appear in later oral traditions as mediators or peace-brokers, suggesting that women could, in certain contexts, affect inter-tribal relations.
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: Saudi Arabian This category exists only as a container for other categories of Saudi Arabian women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
Emirati Women's Day, August 28, is a national United Arab Emirates day dedicated to gender equality and women empowerment. It was celebrated for the first time in 2015 upon the initiative of Fatima Bint Mubarak and it marks the anniversary of the creation of the UAE's General Women's Union.
Saudi Arabia sending women to compete in the Olympics in 2012 was listed at number two in Cambridge News' top nine milestones for women in sports. [11] Sarah Attar, an American born dual US-Saudi citizen, participated in women's track finishing last in the competition, [12] while Wojdan Shaherkani was defeated in her Judo competition in under two minutes.