Women In The Middle East And North Africa

Author : Ruth Margolies Beitler,Angelica R. Martinez
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313362415

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Women's Roles in the Middle East and North Africa by Ruth Margolies Beitler,Angelica R. Martinez Pdf

This concise, content-rich volume provides an overview of women's roles in the Middle East and North Africa from the advent of Islam to the present. Recent research shows that women in the Middle East and North Africa have played much larger roles in society than previously acknowledged. Women's Roles in the Middle East and North Africa explores these roles from both historical and contemporary perspectives, describing and analyzing the lives of women in the regions from the advent of Islam through contemporary times. The book begins with an introduction that examines the pre-Islamic Middle East and North Africa. The balance of the chapters are organized thematically and provide detailed country studies for 19 nations. Chapters discuss work, law, religion, family, politics, and culture, exploring the changes women have undergone over a period of roughly 1,500 years.

Author : Fatima Sadiqi,Moha Ennaji
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415573207

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Women in the Middle East and North Africa by Fatima Sadiqi,Moha Ennaji Pdf

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Author : Ghada Hashem Talhami
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810868588

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Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa by Ghada Hashem Talhami Pdf

The Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa includes a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and a dictionary section that has over 400 cross-referenced entries on various aspects of Middle Eastern feminism and culture, touchi...

Author : Fariba Solati
Publisher : Springer
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319515779

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Women, Work, and Patriarchy in the Middle East and North Africa by Fariba Solati Pdf

This book investigates why the rate of female labor force participation in the Middle East and North Africa is the lowest in the world. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the book explains that the primary reason for the low rate of female labor force participation is the strong institutions of patriarchy in the region. Using multiple proxies for patriarchy, this book quantifies the multi-dimensional concept of patriarchy in order to measure it across sixty developing countries over thirty years. The findings show that Middle Eastern and North African countries have higher levels of patriarchy with regards to women’s participation in public spheres compared with the rest of the world. Although the rate of formal female labor force participation is low, women across the region contribute greatly to the financial wellbeing of their families and communities. By defining a woman’s place as in the home, patriarchy has made women’s economic activities invisible to official labor statistics since it has caused many women to work in the informal sector of the economy or work as unpaid workers, thus creating an illusion that women in the region are not economically active. While religion has often legitimized patriarchy, oil income has made it affordable for many countries in the region.

Author : E. Haghighat-Sordellini
Publisher : Springer
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230110083

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Women in the Middle East and North Africa by E. Haghighat-Sordellini Pdf

This book explores the complexity of women's social status in the Middle East and North African region and fills a gap in the existing literature by providing an up-to-date and comprehensive portrait of women's status from a theoretical and socio-demographic perspective.

Author : Sanja Kelly,Julia Breslin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442203976

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Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa by Sanja Kelly,Julia Breslin Pdf

Freedom HouseOs innovative publication WomenOs Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Progress Amid Resistance analyzes the status of women in the region, with a special focus on the gains and setbacks for womenOs rights since the first edition was released in 2005. The study presents a comparative evaluation of conditions for women in 17 countries and one territory: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine (Palestinian Authority and Israeli-Occupied Territories), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The publication identifies the causes and consequences of gender inequality in the Middle East, and provides concrete recommendations for national and international policymakers and implementers. Freedom House is an independent nongovernmental organization that supports democratic change, monitors freedom, and advocates for democracy and human rights. The project has been embraced as a resource not only by international players like the United Nations and the World Bank, but also by regional womenOs rights organizations, individual activists, scholars, and governments worldwide. WomenOs rights in each country are assessed in five key areas: (1) Nondiscrimination and Access to Justice; (2) Autonomy, Security, and Freedom of the Person; (3) Economic Rights and Equal Opportunity; (4) Political Rights and Civic Voice; and (5) Social and Cultural Rights. The methodology is based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the study results are presented through a set of numerical scores and analytical narrative reports.

Author : Guity Nashat,Judith E. Tucker
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1999-06-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0253212642

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Women in the Middle East and North Africa by Guity Nashat,Judith E. Tucker Pdf

Describes changes in women's lives from ancient times to the last two centuries, and discusses how an expanding Islam both changed and was influenced by local customs.

Author : Fatima Sadiqi,Moha Ennaji
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136970382

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Women in the Middle East and North Africa by Fatima Sadiqi,Moha Ennaji Pdf

This book examines the position of women in the contemporary Middle East and North Africa. It provides both theoretical angles and case studies from countries as diverse as Egypt, Iran, Turkey, Morocco and Israel, discussing the role of women as agents of change, with particular reference to the spheres of politics, civil society, religion, the law, society and culture.

Author : Sameena Nazir,Leigh Tomppert
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0742549925

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Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa by Sameena Nazir,Leigh Tomppert Pdf

Women's rights in the middle east and North Africa / edited by Sameena Nazir and Leigh Tomppert / 2005.

Author : Ayad Al-Qazzaz
Publisher : Austin : Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas at Austin
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Women
ISBN : UCAL:B4466200

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Women in the Middle East and North Africa by Ayad Al-Qazzaz Pdf

An annotated bibliography of women in the Middle Easy and North Africa.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 0821356763

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Gender and Development in the Middle East and North Africa by World Bank Pdf

Author : Ina Kubbe,Aiysha Varraich
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000760613

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Corruption and Informal Practices in the Middle East and North Africa by Ina Kubbe,Aiysha Varraich Pdf

This book investigates the pervasive problem of corruption across the Middle East and North Africa. Drawing on the specifics of the local context, the book explores how corruption in the region is actuated through informal practices that coexist and work in parallel to formal institutions. When informal practices become vehicles for corruption, they can have negative ripple effects across many aspects of society, but on the other hand, informal practices could also have the potential to be leveraged to reinforce formal institutions to help fight corruption. Drawing on a range of cases including Morocco, Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Tunisia or Israel the book first explores the mechanisms and dynamics of corruption and informal practices in the region, before looking at the successes and failures of anti-corruption initiatives. The final section focuses on gender perspectives on corruption, which are often overlooked in corruption literature, and the role of women in the Middle East. With insights drawn from a range of disciplines, this book will be of interest to researchers and students across political science, philosophy, socio-legal studies, public administration, and Middle Eastern studies, as well as to policy makers and practitioners working in the region.

Author : World Bank. Middle East and North Africa Region. Social and Economic Development Group
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Women
ISBN : OCLC:1423652622

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The Status and Progress of Women in the Middle East and North Africa by World Bank. Middle East and North Africa Region. Social and Economic Development Group Pdf

Author : Nadereh Chamlou,Leora Klapper,Silvia Muzi
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821374962

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The Environment for Women's Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa by Nadereh Chamlou,Leora Klapper,Silvia Muzi Pdf

The commonly held perception is that businesses owned by women in the Middle East and North Africa are small and informal, that they're less sophisticated, and that they're huddled in low-value-added sectors. In fact, as The Environment for Women's Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa shows, there is very little difference between mail- and female-owned firms. Female-owned firms in the region are as well-established, productive, technologically savvy, and connected to global markets as male-owned firms. Although there are many similar characteristics and performance levels between male- and female-owned firms in the region, the book notes that women's entrepreneurship isn't reaching its potential, despite an investment climate that is much less gendered than suspected. With a significant increase in women's education level-in 11 out of 18 countries in the region women outnumber men in universities-and the strong economic rights women have in Islam, women's entrepreneurship can become a far greater engine for growth and diversification than expected in the past. This potential needs to be exploited vigorously. Reforming the investment climate to benefit all players is one important action. The second would be to remove or mitigate hurdles to their economic and social empowerment.

Author : Joseph G. Jabbra,Nancy Walstrom Jabbra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105000315353

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Women and Development in the Middle East and North Africa by Joseph G. Jabbra,Nancy Walstrom Jabbra Pdf

Broadly speaking, women and development can be viewed as the empowerment of women in a Third World context. Accordingly, the question arises whether women in the Middle East and North Africa benefit from development, and, if so, in what way? The essays in this volume survey a number of countries in the region to address these questions. The countries covered include Afghanistan, Palestine/Israel, Iran, Algeria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Egypt. There is also a general essay on women and development. The authors themselves are an international group of social scientists specializing in the region.