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Women are primarily working as housewives. However, with the new educated generation, working outside the home is becoming more acceptable.
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Bahraini women mostly work on jobs that limit them serving/appearing in public areas as a these types of jobs are often considered unacceptable. This is not necessarily the case when it comes to foreign women.
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Women have their own section in mosques – foreign women must abide also. Women will not be allowed inside a mosque wearing shorts. They will be given an abaya and scarf to cover themselves with.Women generally walk behind men, although not true for foreign women.
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Bahraini women and girls may not be alone with a male non-relative. If the women wear an abaya and/or hijab, they cannot remove it in front of any man who is not a relative.
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Bahraini women must sit in the family section of restaurants, not with a man in the general section. This is not applicable for westerners.
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Bahraini women and girls cannot swim in public around men, play sports in front of men, or ride a bicycle.
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It is acceptable for foreign women now to be sleeveless, but it is best not to be out in public with a midriff top or wearing shorts. Most all Arab men will find that offensive.
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