coordination with the Supreme Council for Women and the Civil Service Bureau, if required and according to its competencies stipulated in the Civil Service Law and regulations. This led the legislative authority’s chambers, the Shura Council and the House of Representatives, as well as a number of public institutions and the private sector to pursue the same toward the activation of the national model to integrate the needs of women in the framework of equal opportunities. 35. In recognition of the status of Bahraini women and their fundamental role and contribution to the various fields of public life, the Kingdom of Bahrain adopted December 1st of each year as the Bahraini Women’s Day on the initiative of Her Royal Highness the President of the Supreme Council for Women, and in coordination with the Bahrain Women’s Union and women organizations and committees through consultative meetings in this regard. This national event is one of the events that have started to receive wide attention by all official and private institutions in the Kingdom. It is also an important event to shed light on the landmark achievements and the prominent milestones in the course of Bahraini women’s giving, sharing, and participation in driving development in the various fields and levels. 36. This year, the Supreme Council for Women celebrated the Bahraini women in the field of engineering in light of the important contributions they have made over the past 40 years, which began in the 1970s, in particular, in the fields of chemical and civil engineering, architecture, and agricultural and electrical engineering, reaching new engineering specialization fields such as computer engineering and aeronautical engineering. The Bahraini women have demonstrated efficiency, competence and merit in these challenging fields. 37. Within the mandate of the National Institution, namely to receive complaints and requests for legal assistance and advice, it has received thirteen complaints from female citizens and residents on various subjects as follows: four complaints related to the right to an adequate standard of living, four complaints relating to the right to movement, one complaint on the right to work, one complaint on the right to a fair trial guarantees, one complaint from a female citizen claiming to be discriminated against before the law, as well as a complaint about a report that was issued by a government agency that contradicted reality and resulted in some physical and psychological damage, and one complaint that raised suspicion of trafficking in persons. These complaints were dealt with and the appropriate solutions found with the competent authorities. 38. In a related context, the National Institution has received (95) requests related to women for legal assistance and advice. Some of which were connected to personal issues or disputes between individuals or issues brought before a judicial or administrative investigation body; whereas others pertained to requests for their release or the release of their relatives who are convicted or detained, or matters that the institution does not have jurisdiction over having occurred outside the Kingdom’s borders. The necessary legal assistance was provided to the women in some cases, and as for the other cases, which fell outside the jurisdiction of the Institution, assistance was provided by contacting the relevant bodies, for humanitarian reasons. 75