The UN, international organizations and local human rights NGO's constantly pressure the regimes in Arab states to improve the state of human rights in general and women's rights in particular.
Arab regimes find different ways to deal with the international pressure to improve women's rights.
They often prefer to introduce mild improvements in women's status rather than to enacting radical reforms that might contradict their ideology and antagonize conservative elements in the country. Previously, women were registered on their father or husbands' identification cards. Their appeal was rejected, but, facing international pressure, the Parliament Chairman Sheik Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Jbeir explained that the parliament was not prepared for the presence of women in the building. These seats allow women's presence in the hall. Women will not take part in the discussions.