State of Qatar celebrates today, together with the world's states, the International Day for Woman's Rights and Peace, and on this occasion which is considered an opportunity to review and promote achievements and go on working to enhance woman's role in the community and her participation in development, SCFA offers its congratulation to all women in Qatar and the world. Indeed, SCFA confirms the importance of dealing with woman's issues within a holistic perspective frame to raise her status and the status of the entire members of the family and the community, health-wise, educationally, economically and culturally through developing the health, educational and economic systems

State of Qatar endeavors under the leadership of HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the Emir and the Heir Apparent HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani to build a modern democratic state where citizens enjoy their rights and participate effectively in making the future of their homeland and its growth. Enhancing woman's role and her stature and participation in the social, economic and political spheres and in making national decisions embody an integral part of this vision, as SCFA undertakes to execute this task by instructions of HH Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al-Missned, SCFA President, through establishing strategies, plans, policies and monitoring their implementation in cooperation with all the agencies related to the government, the civil society and the private sector

To confirm this, SCFA marks this year Woman's International Day under the motto: "Woman is Apt to Decision Making" through announcing the findings of a scientific field study on the obstacles that restrict woman's undertaking of leadership posts. The study, prepared by SCFA in cooperation with the University of Qatar, is part of SCFA's endeavor to promote woman's access to decision making posts through adopting policies that assist woman to keep a balance between her family duties and her work responsibilities and build her leadership capabilities and encourage her to seize the opportunities available to her

On this occasion SCFA calls upon all governmental, non-governmental and private organizations to seize this opportunity to honor women who exert their utmost efforts to upgrade our dear country, whether by work inside their homes or outside of them. SCFA's call includes promoting the culture of respecting and evaluating woman and place her in the gracious position which she deserves and which was granted to her by our Moslem religion .