Taking part in the 4th ‘Equal Opportunities Conference’ from 2nd – 3rd December, 2020, organised by Al-Ahlia University in partnership with Brunel University, UK and under the patronage of H.E. Fawzia Bint Abdulla Zainal, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Omar Al-Obaydli noted that Bahraini women have been generally less affected economically by the Covid-19 pandemic than men, likely due to their low representation in the sectors most affected by the pandemic, such as personal services, tourism and retail.
