event: "Role of the National Model for Integrating Women's Needs in the
Government of Equal Opportunity Implementations", and the fourth event: "
Management of Knowledge in the Area of Political Participation".
1.5.
The NIHR organized a panel discussion on women's rights and equal pay,
highlighting the applicable legislation for the implementation of the principle
of equal pay and equal treatment irrespective of religion, gender, ethnic
origin, color or age.
1.6.
Regarding building bridges of cooperation between the NIHR and nongovernmental organizations, the NIHR organized its fourth meeting with civil
society organizations working in the field of women's and child’s rights, to
discuss the encountered difficulties and challenges and the way to support
them with the aim of developing these organizations and urging the
government to provide further support.
1.7.
To build the capacity of the NIHR’s employees in the area of women’s rights,
the NIHR participated in the training course on “International mechanisms
for protecting women’s rights” organized by the Geneva Institute for Human
Rights. It has also participated in the regional training course on “Promoting
sexual and reproductive health and rights of girls and women through
human rights mechanisms” organized by the Arab Organization for Human
Rights, in addition to participating in the proceedings of the general
discussions on “Discrimination against women and girls” organized by the
United Nations Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls
and the Asia Pacific Forum (APF), and participating in the symposium on
“Bahraini women in crises: a story of reflection and evaluation” organized
by the Supreme Council for Women and the Bahrain Institute for Political
Development.
Total number of events held by the NIHR during the years (2017-2022),
number of participants, percentage of women participants in particular,
and percentage of women speakers
Year
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Total number of events
Number of participants
Percentage of women
participants
Percentage of women
speakers
56
1218
49
2773
79
4330
73
1600
92
2217
66
2831
48%
54%
54.5%
56%
55.8%
52%
33%
42%
41%
49%
59%
42%
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