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Valentine M. Moghadam

Gender and Development in the Arab World: Women's Economic Participation Hardcover – September 15, 1995

by Nabil F. Khoury (Editor), Valentine M. Moghadam (Editor)

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There are few studies of women and economic development in Arab countries - this book aims to fill the gap. It analyses the structural features which may explain Arab women's varying labour-force participation rates, and seeks to dispel widespread, but grossly over-simplified, stereotypes vis-à-vis their economic position. The authors want to improve the statistical information available by including disaggregation by gender - essential for the measurement of Arab women's economic contribution and for the formulation of appropriate policies to integrate women in national development.

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224 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Zed Books
Publication date

September 15, 1995
Dimensions

5.75 x 0.75 x 9 inches
ISBN-10

1856493652
ISBN-13

978-1856493659
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This book consists of a series of articles about the labor force participation of women in the Arab world. An introductory chapter by Moghadam is surprisingly weak since it considers primarily economic and demographic influences on women and work without giving serious consideration to cultural and societal factors. Many of the early chapters share this weakness, but the chapter on Yemen by Helen Lackner begins to take cultural factors into consideration and the chapter by Hussein Shakhatreh on Jordan is excellent. The chapter by Samih Boustani and Nada Mufarrej on Lebanon reports some hard-to-find data, but misses a key potential influence, the involvement of men in the conflict and the consequent increased need for women in the paid labor market. Informative charts summarizing data from the UNDP are also included.

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