Did you know a woman past the age of 25 still can't get married in Kuwait without the approval of her father, if he is deceased then she would have to get approval from her brother or uncle or male cousins. She would have to file a case in court in order to get the judge to marry her.
Did you know single women in Kuwait do not have the right to own a government home, even if they were 60 years of age?
Do you think it's fair that a father can marry his daughter off without her approval and without her signature on the marriage contract. (in the Sunni community)?
These are just a few injustices that women have to face in Kuwait, there are many more. Next post.. Women's rights.
On another note:
If you employ someone and the contract says that you will be paying them 120 kd/month, you are immediately obliged to pay up. How many people don't pay their employees the amount stated on the contract? In this case I am talking about domestic labour. How can you prove the employer is not paying? Because domestic labour cannot open bank accounts, it makes it difficult to know. Let's say my nanny doesn't get paid by me, how will she be able to prove it in court? or even at the police station? Sad.
*sws is working hard to have manditory bank accounts for all domestic labourers.