In line with Decision (6) of 2025 issued by Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, President of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW), on forming the Women in Media Committee, Lulwa Al Awadhi, SCW Secretary-General, issued Decision (24) of 2025 naming its members. The Committee’s purpose is to highlight the successes and efforts of Bahraini women and to increase their visibility in the media inside and outside the Kingdom.

Following to the decision, the committee will be formed under the chairmanship of Hisham Abu Alfateh, and will include representatives from the following entities: Bahrain TV, Bahrain Radio, National Communication Centre (NCC), Bahrain Journalists Association (BJA), Bahrain Public Relations Society, UOB College of Media, a social media influencer, and a representative of the SCW General Secretariat.

The committee shall follow up on the implementation of the tasks stipulated in Article 3 of Decision (6) of 2025 establishing the committee, in terms of studying the reality of women working in the media field, analysing the media content of the status of women in television programmes and dramas and various audiovisual, print and visual media and social media, proposing coordination and cooperation tools with media institutions to develop means and measures to develop the status of women in the media, proposing training, education and awareness programmes to build the capabilities of women working and leading in the media field to support ways to develop the skills of women.

Membership in the committee shall be for two years, and the committee shall hold its meetings periodically at the request of the chairman. The committee may seek the assistance of those it deems appropriate with expertise and specialisation, whether from within or outside the General Secretariat, to attend its meetings, express opinion or advice, or provide it with the necessary information required for the performance of its work.