The ability and competence of Kuwaiti women was the deciding factor to allow women to join the police force. The decision was taken in 2009 to benefit from women in a firm belief that half of the society can lead to national sufficiency in the police force to compensate for any deficiency that may result from the reluctance of young men joining this institution.
About 13 years ago, it was a taboo to talk about the work of a female component in the military, and today there are 585 female officers in the Ministry of Interior, including non-commissioned officers and female police personnel working in various security sectors, reports a local Arabic daily.
Moreover, 234 female officers work in the Ministry of Interior, and the rest are non-commissioned officers and individuals. In addition, the Women’s Police Institute of the Saad Al-Abdullah Academy for Security Sciences has graduated 18 preventive inspectors at the rank of sergeant in the General Fire Force, and graduated 3 batches as the National Assembly Guards, 45 of whom are women, 20 of whom are female officers.
Although Kuwaiti women’s demand for work in the police corps is not great, but by entering the police corps, they were able to record another achievement in addition to their previous achievements, and to overcome all the obstacles they were facing, starting with some betting at the time that they were unable to deal with the nature of work.
The security forces that are characterized by roughness, as well as facing the view of society, which rejected the work of women in the military at the time, and history will record the Kuwaiti woman that she was always the winner in those difficult bets, and that she was able, within a short period, to establish her foothold in this work, and to gain the respect of society
The sources stressed that what was imposed as a military discipline in terms of men’s behavior or performance, was imposed on female soldiers, taking into consideration some special conditions for military performance, which take into account the traditions and customs of Kuwaiti society.
The sources emphasized that the role entrusted to the women police requires caution and discipline to deal with any developments, and that they must assume their role in serving citizens and residents alike, and be a watchful eye on the security and safety of the country, and that respect and appreciation are among the foundations of dealing with citizens and residents.
Following are the conditions issued by the Interior Ministry for women to join police force;
• Compliance with the rules of military appearance
• Do not use powders and toiletries
• Do not color the hair, paint or grow the nails
• Not to use social media without permission
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