ISBN:
9780821397640
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (1 online resource (209 p.))
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Mena Development Report
Series Statement:
EBL-Schweitzer
Parallel Title:
Druckausg.
DDC:
305.420956
Keywords:
Women's rights -- Middle East
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Women's rights -- Africa, North
;
Sex discrimination against women -- Middle East
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Sex discrimination against women -- Africa, North
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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Middle East
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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Africa, North
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Frau
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Geschlechterrolle
;
Gleichberechtigung
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Gruppe
;
Rechtsstellung
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Implikation
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Sozioökonomischer Wandel
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Wirtschaftsentwicklung
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Reform
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Naher und Mittlerer Osten und Nordafrika Frauen
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Geschlechterrolle/Geschlechterverhältnis
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Gleichberechtigung
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Rechtsstellung von Gruppen
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Implikation
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Sozioökonomische Entwicklung
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Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung
;
Reform
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Near and Middle East and North Africa Women
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Genders/gender roles
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Equal rights
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Legal status of groups
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Socio-economic development
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Economic development
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Reforms
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Arbeitsmarkt Arbeitskräfte/Erwerbspersonen
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Labour market Manpower/labour force
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Sex discrimination against women ; Africa, North
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Sex discrimination against women ; Middle East
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Women ; Legal status, laws, etc ; Africa, North
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Women ; Legal status, laws, etc ; Middle East
;
Women's rights ; Africa, North
;
Women's rights ; Middle East
;
Sex discrimination against women -- Africa, North
;
Sex discrimination against women -- Middle East
;
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Africa, North
;
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Middle East
;
Women’s rights -- Africa, North
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Women’s rights -- Middle East
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Electronic books
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Naher Osten
;
Mittlerer Osten
;
Nordafrika
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Boxes; O.1 A Younger Generation Full of Aspirations; O.2 Importance of Education for a Girl; Figures; O.1 MENA's Progress in Female Literacy, 1985-2010; O.2 MENA's Progress in Women's Health and Education, 1985-2010 (Average Annual Growth Rates in Key Indicators); O.3 Female and Male Labor Force Participation across MENA, Ages 15-64; O.4 Gender Gaps in Youth Unemployment Rates, Ages 15-24; O.5 Women in Legislatures (Lower or Single Houses); O.6 Female Labor Force Participation, 1980-2009; O.3 Little Mercy for Working Women
Abstract:
O.4 MENA Not Unique: Constraints Faced by Women Elsewhere as WellO.5 Political Economy of Reform in Tunisia and Morocco: Momentum for Change; O.7 Public Sector Wage Gap: Difference in Average Hourly Earnings for Salaried Workers in the Public and Private Sectors; O.6 Women's Voices on the Arab Spring; O.8 Demographic Transition: MENA's Male and Female Age Structure, 2010 and 2050; O.9 Necessity to Create Jobs for Women and Men, 1950-2100; O.10 GCC Primary Nonoil Balance, 2000-11; 1 Gender Equality in MENA: The Facts and the Puzzle; Impressive Achievements in Human Development
Abstract:
1.1 MENA's Progress in Women's Literacy, 1985-20101.2 MENA's Progress in Women's Health and Education, 1985-2010 (Average Annual Growth Rates in Key Indicators); 1.3 Skewed Sex Ratios at Birth and Excess Female Mortality in MENA and the Rest of the World, 1990 and 2008 (Girls Missing at Birth and Excess Female Deaths after Birth, 000s); 1.4 Female-to-Male Enrollment Ratios: MENA Countries, 1975-2010; 1.5 More Women Than Men Attend University in Many MENA Countries, 2011; 1.6 Per Capita Wealth Is Positively Related to Female Health Outcomes; Women's Participation outside the Home Is Limited
Abstract:
1.7 Boys and Girls Drop Out of School for Different Reasons: Evidence from Iraq, Ages 11-241.1 Education Cut Short; 1.8 Female Labor Force Participation across Regions, 1980-2009; 1.9 Female Labor Force Participation Rate, 1980-2009; 1.2 Transition in Irish Female Labor Force Participation; 1.3 Is Growth the Silver Bullet to Expand Women's Participation in the Workforce? Evidence from Egypt, 1998-2006; 1.10 Female and Male Labor Force Participation across MENA; Tables; 1.1 Female Labor Force Participation Rates by Education; 1.11 Unemployment in MENA and Rest of the World
Abstract:
1.4 Being Young and Female in the Islamic Republic of Iran's Economy1.12 Tunisia: Unemployment and Participation Rates by Governorate for Women Ages 15-64; 1.13 Tunisia: Unemployment and Participation Rates by Governorate and Education Level, Women Ages 15-64; 1.14 Distribution of Female-Owned Firms by Firm Size; 1.15 Share of Female Workers by Gender of Owner; What Explains the MENA Puzzle?; 1.5 Saudi Women Granted Right to Vote and Run for Office; Notes; 1.16 Women in Legislatures (Lower or Single Houses); References; 2 Traditional Gender Norms and the Legal Framework Limit Women's Agency
Abstract:
2.1 Expressions of Agency
Abstract:
In the last two decades, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has closed many critical gender gaps, especially in ensuring equal access for girls and boys to education and healthcare. Today, the region can be proud that its women are enrolling in far greater numbers in university than ever before, and indeed, in many countries, young women are more educated than young men. At the same time, MENA has also witnessed the largest decrease in maternal mortality in the world. These achievements are commendable, and the next step is expanding the role of MENA women in the work place and in
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