Women in the Middle East and North Africa : change and continuity

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Women in the Middle East and North Africa : change and continuity

Elhum Haghighat-Sordellini

Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-204) and index

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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.

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PART I: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The Path of Social and Economic Change According to the Modernization Theory Patriarchy, Modernization, and the Global Economy PART II: STATUS AND THE COMPONENT VARIABLES THAT INFLUENCE WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT IN THE MENA REGION Women's Status: The Question of Access to Resources and Women's Empowerment Fertility Patterns, Trends, and Women's Status Education and Status of Women Work: Definition& Patterns Labor Migration, Oil Revenue, and their Impact on Women's Employment PART III: CONCLUSION, DISCUSSION, AND CASE STUDIES

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