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Kuwait: Highest % Female Labor Force in Middle East

January 23rd, 2008

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Apparently, Kuwait is the leading Arab country in terms of percetage of the female working force reaching 42% in 2006 (37% in 2003); since then I am sure it has risen to over 50%.  Most working women, who are university graduates, are concentrated in the public sector.  Female employees account for 45% of all staff in administrative professions, 24% in teaching and just 4% in medicine and science.  Even though numbers are rising, the diversification is very limited compared to other Arab countries.  As for unemployment, percentages of 2006 reflected 5.2% amongst the females and 2.7% amongst the males.  {Read more on Daily Star}



  1. Comment by Madame on January 23, 2008 1:53 pm

    3ashaw al banat…. we rock :P

  2. Comment by chikapappi on January 23, 2008 1:53 pm

    akeed we rock!!

  3. Comment by Madame on January 23, 2008 1:54 pm

    hhehehehe chika :)

  4. Comment by zed on January 23, 2008 2:23 pm

    can someone say PENSION PLAN lol, kuwait is the only country that gives its citizens pensions after only 14 years of working in the govornment

    now you know why

  5. Comment by EniGma on January 23, 2008 5:32 pm

    14? umm, no shessalfa.

    and i’m in the unemployment percentage

  6. Comment by nQ on January 23, 2008 5:48 pm

    wait enigma, i’ll raise the percentage with u.

  7. Comment by madame on January 23, 2008 8:14 pm

    zed… what about private sector..

  8. Comment by zed on January 24, 2008 8:42 am

    i have no idea about the private, i dont think they get anything hehe

  9. Comment by Halicy on January 24, 2008 8:46 am

    And thats why were goin’ backwords :P

  10. Comment by Madame on January 24, 2008 9:28 am

    noooooooo we get akeed….

  11. Comment by eshda3wa on January 24, 2008 10:43 am

    4 percent in med because ministry of education makes sure of it!!

    males have the priority
    they also require less grade point average from males

    i think its the only university where the acceptance requirement differ for the sexes

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