Manama, October 24 (BNA): The general gender balance index in Bahrain for the years 2019-2020 has risen to 69%, compared to 65% during the period from 2017 to 2018.
The gender balance also jumped from 70% to 73% in key national development areas and from 59% to 65% during the same period on the institutional indicator.
Positive shifts are featured in the National Gender Balance Report (2019-2020), compiled by the Supreme Council for Women (SCW).
The National Gender Balance Report relies on two basic dimensions that include several areas and indicators to measure progress made in bridging the gaps between women and men in national development.
The first dimension considers six core areas – economic participation, decision-making, education, health, social stability, and civil society.
As for the second dimension, it covers indicators that measure institutional performance in 12 areas – employment, leadership positions, wages, education and training, professional development and advancement system, institutional representation, integrating women’s needs into the work environment, and budgets responsive to women. needs, integrating women’s needs into products and services, studies related to women, participating in national, regional and international awards in the field of equal opportunities and adhering to the requirements of equal opportunities committees.
The Cabinet assigned the joint committee between the Supreme Council for Women and the Ministry of Finance and National Economy to follow up on the implementation of the recommendations with the relevant authorities.
In a statement on the occasion of the publication of the results of the national report on gender balance (2019-2020), the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Women, Hala Al-Ansari, confirmed Bahrain’s success in enhancing the status of women, praising the contributions and efforts of all public institutions.
She particularly commended the Ministry of Finance and National Economy for its support for the report and its objectives, and thanked all government institutions and agencies cooperating with the work team of the “Supreme Council for Women” tasked with preparing the report.
She announced that round-table discussions, workshops and other events will be held in November 2021 to highlight the findings of the National Gender Balance Report (2019-2020) and agree to follow up on its recommendations.
Under the chairmanship of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the weekly session of the Council of Ministers approved the memorandum of the Minister of Finance and National Economy on the National Gender Balance Report (2019-2020) prepared by the Supreme Council. for women to be officially approved.
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