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Gender and Development in the Arab World by Nabil F. Khoury,Valentine M. Moghadam Pdf
This much-needed book explores Arab women's share in employment and their contribution to national economic development. It documents the patterns and trends of female employment and highlights the determinants of labour force participation in a number of countries.
Women and Globalization in the Arab Middle East by Eleanor Abdella Doumato,Marsha Pripstein Posusney Pdf
This work assesses the impact of globalization on women in Middle Eastern societies. To explore the gendered effects of social change, the authors examine trends within, as well as among, states in the region. Detailed case studies reveal the mixed results of global pressures.
Author : Nicholas S. Hopkins,Saad Eddin Ibrahim Publisher : American Univ in Cairo Press Page : 620 pages File Size : 47,8 Mb Release : 1997 Category : History ISBN : 9774244044
Arab Society by Nicholas S. Hopkins,Saad Eddin Ibrahim Pdf
This all-new edition of the classic Arab Society: Social Science Perspectives, containing thirty new articles by leading scholars, examines Arab society in the 1990s. Articles by scholars from many countries explore such subjects as Arab unity and identity; demographic processes; the roles of men, women, and family; rural social change; political developments; and religious change. For students, scholars, and general readers alike, Arab Society offers up-to-date analysis and discussion of the social, political, and economic transformations that face the region today.
Author : World Bank Publisher : World Bank Publications Page : 210 pages File Size : 42,6 Mb Release : 2013-02-07 Category : Business & Economics ISBN : 9780821397633
Since the early 1990s, countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region have made admirable progress in reducing the gap between girls and boys in areas such as access to education and health care. Indeed, almost all young girls in the Region attend school, and more women than men are enrolled in university. Over the past two decades, maternal mortality declined 60 percent, the largest decrease in the world. Women in MENA are more educated than ever before. It is not only in the protest squares that have seen women whose aspirations are changing rapidly but increasingly unmet. The worldwide average for the participation of women in the workforce is approximately 50 percent. In MENA, their participation is half that at 25 percent. Facing popular pressure to be more open and inclusive, some governments in the region are considering and implementing electoral and constitutional reforms to deepen democracy. These reforms present an opportunity to enhance economic, social, and political inclusion for all, including women, who make up half the population. However, the outlook remains uncertain. Finally, there are limited private sector and entrepreneurial prospects not only for jobs but also for those women who aspire to create and run a business. These constraints present multiple challenges for reform. Each country in MENA will, of course, confront these constraints in different contexts. However, inherent in many of these challenges are rich opportunities as reforms unleash new economic actors. For the private sector, the challenge is to create more jobs for young women and men. The World Bank has been pursuing an exciting pilot program in Jordan to assist young women graduates in preparing to face the work environment.
Women, Civil Society and Policy Change in the Arab World by Nasser Yassin,Robert Hoppe Pdf
This book examines the ways in which Arab civil society actors have attempted to influence public policies. In particular, the book studies the drive towards a change of policies that affect women and their well-being. It does so through the lens of women civil society activism and through analysis of cases of policy reform in three Arab countries namely: Lebanon, Morocco and Yemen. The book addresses the tension between policy change and state repression; between Islamic traditional/religious values and civil/secular ones; between the formal and the informal channels for policy-making. One of the first books to reflect on the capability of Arab civil society actors to influence change, it traces recent policy evolution from before the Arab Uprisings in 2011 until the present day, and describes the limited ability of civil society actors to induce change and substantiate it over recent decades. The book explores the use of policy theories in the analysis of cases, and reflects on the possibility of applying and “adapting” those concepts, largely applied in the Western world, to encompass policymaking in the Arab world without conceptual 'overstretch'.
Women, Employment, and Development in the Arab World by Julinda Abu Nasr,Nabil F. Khoury,Henry T. Azzam Pdf
This volume was prepared with the assistance of the International Labour Office, the Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World (Beirut), and the United Nations Fund for Population Activities.
Barakat, Marwa,European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (Austria),UNESCO Office Cairo and Regional Bureau for Science in the Arab States
Author : Barakat, Marwa,European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (Austria),UNESCO Office Cairo and Regional Bureau for Science in the Arab States Publisher : UNESCO Publishing Page : 61 pages File Size : 48,6 Mb Release : 2023-10-17 Category : Political Science ISBN : 9789231006166
Inclusion of Women and Girls and Ensuring Their Rights by Barakat, Marwa,European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (Austria),UNESCO Office Cairo and Regional Bureau for Science in the Arab States Pdf
Arab Feminisms: Gender and Equality in the Middle East by Jean Makdisi,Noha Bayoumi,Rafif Rida Sidawi Pdf
Is there a truly Arab feminist movement? Is there such a thing as 'Islamic' feminism? What does it meant to be a 'feminist' in the Arab World today? Does it mean grappling with the main theoretical elements of the movement? Or does it mean involvement at the grassroots level with everyday activism? This book examines the issues and controversies that are hotly debated and contested when it comes to the concept of feminism and gender in Arab society today. It offers explorations of the theoretical issues at play, the latest developments of feminist discourse, literary studies and sociology, as well as empirical data concerning the situation of women in Arab countries, such as Iraq and Palestine. It is certainly not surprising that when looking at the situation on the ground in many countries of the Arab World- particularly Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon, as well as Sudan- issues of war, civil conflict, military occupation and imperialism often override those of gender. The place of feminism in this context is extremely problemati, as nationalist, sectarian, religious and class interests- not to mention the interests of occupation authorities and the resistance movements that oppose them- supersede feminism as a public concern, even among many women. Arab feminists are thus either co-opted by these interests or find themselves in the frustrating position of negotiating their way through a minefield of contradictory imperatives and loyalties. Arab Feminisms examines these contexts and sheds light upon the difficult position in which feminists often find themselves. It looks at different social and political situations, such as the development of Palestinian feminist discourse in a post-Oslo world, the impact of the civil war in Lebanon on women, and Kuwaiti women's struggles for equality. This book therefore offers valuable theoretical analysis as well as indispensable first-hand accounts of feminism in the Arab World for those researching gender relations in the Middle East and beyond.
The Politics of Engaged Gender Research in the Arab Region by Suad Joseph,Lena Meari,Zeina Zaatari Pdf
Critical analysis of what we know - and do not know – about women in the Arab region is needed to support social change. But how is knowledge on women and gender produced in the region? How does this change when it is undertaken by Arab women researchers? Through a critical examination of local fieldwork experiences, the contributors of the volume - who are Arab women researchers themselves - answer these questions. The book examines the specific structural conditions that shape people's lives in the Arab region, from the effects of imperialism, settler colonialism and the neo-liberalization of economies, to racial capitalism, securitization, and embedded patriarchal ideologies and structures. The authors assess the implications of these different dynamics on undertaking research and also examine their own daily lives, the lives of their interlocutors, and the practices of their field. In doing so, they are able to escape hegemonic approaches and frameworks to the study of gender and to instead theorize from the local context to produce knowledge as they see it. This 'engaged gender research' challenges dominant discourses in academia, rejects the presumptions of 'Arab exceptionalism', and challenges liberal feminisms. It devises a new way of undertaking research on gender in the region to lay the foundation for a more just tomorrow. Covering Morocco, Tunisia, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Iraq and the Arab Gulf, the book argues that an engaged gender research - which is feminist and critically analyses the historical, political, economic and social contexts of the research topic first - will transform how we understand women and gender, and the Arab World.
Based on the results of a non-governmental research project sponsored by UNESCO, this volume examines the impact of social and economic changes on patterns of women's work and on value systems concerning their social position in Arab societies. Case studies are drawn from Egypt, Jordan and Sudan.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Staff,United Nations Development Programme,Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development,Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations
Author : United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Staff,United Nations Development Programme,Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development,Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations Publisher : Stanford Economics & Finance Page : 0 pages File Size : 47,7 Mb Release : 2007-01-03 Category : Arab countries ISBN : 0804755302
Arab Human Development Report 2005 by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Staff,United Nations Development Programme,Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development,Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations Pdf
Written by an independent group of Arab scholars, policy makers, and practitioners, this report focuses on the history and contemporary dynamics of women's economic, political, and social empowerment in the Arab region.
Rethinking Gender in Revolutions and Resistance by Professor Maha El Said,Doctor Lena Meari,Doctor Nicola Pratt Pdf
Ever since the uprisings that swept the Arab world, the role of Arab women in political transformations received unprecedented media attention. The copious commentary, however, has yet to result in any serious study of the gender dynamics of political upheaval. Rethinking Gender in Revolutions and Resistance is the first book to analyse the interplay between moments of sociopolitical transformation, emerging subjectivities and the different modes of women’s agency in forging new gender norms in the Arab world. Written by scholars and activists from the countries affected, including Palestine, Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, this is an important addition to Middle Eastern gender studies.
