Women in media, important part of Kuwait development vision

Women in media, important part of Kuwait development vision

KUWAIT: Women, in any society, play an important role in the overall development of their countries and such fact is very true when it came to Kuwaiti women. Women in media are considered as a great asset to Kuwait’s 2035 Vision for development due to their role in reflecting women contributions to the whole progress of the country. Journalism and media in Kuwait had definitely saw women contributing extensively to all sorts of printed, visual and audible media, head of the women’s research and studies center at the college of social science in Kuwait University (KU) Dr Lubna Al-Kazi said. Women provide a piercing and detailed outlook on matters and topics, which is very useful when comes to media coverage, she affirmed, adding that it was important to bring this matter to the forefront of social discussions. She called for an increase of women representation in the media scene to become true partners of their men counterpart and contribute to the development of the country.

Similarly, Fatimah Al-Salmen — an aspiring Kuwaiti journalist who is visually impaired — affirmed that journalism had increased her knowledge and skills in a variety of subjects despite the challenges she and her colleagues faced. Women