[PDF] Determinants Of Female Labor Force Participation In The Middle East And North Africa eBook

Author : Massoud Karshenas
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 22,67 MB
Release : 2016-01-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1783267356

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In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, and in light of socio-economic and geopolitical challenges facing governments old and new, women's rights and empowerment have gained new urgency and relevance. Groups in power, or groups contesting for power, are more conservative than expected, and there are serious threats to roll back some of the gains women had achieved over the past 20-30 years on economic and social fronts.The global gender debate has neglected the economic dimension of women's empowerment and a great deal of debate and interest among researchers is needed to push the topics further. This timely book brings together leading regional researchers to offer original research linking gender equality with economic policy, reinforcing the agenda from a broad-based perspective.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 49,31 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
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Gender inequality has become an important and visible issue for the economies of the Middle East and North Africa. This title seeks to advance the gender equality discussion in the region by framing the issues in terms of economic necessity.

Author : E. Mine Çinar
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 47,11 MB
Release : 2001-05-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :

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Annotation. The Economics of Women and Work in the Middle East and North Africa brings together a series of excellent articles on a very important, but under-researched issue. The topics covered in this volume range from cross-country comparisons of women's economic situation, with an emphasis on employment trends, to micro level studies of employment and fertility patterns for a number of Middle Eastern and North African countries, including Egypt, Turkey, Palestine and Iran.

Author : Nadereh Chamlou
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 27,1 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1783267348

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"In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, and in light of socio-economic and geopolitical challenges facing governments old and new, women's rights and empowerment have gained new urgency and relevance. Groups in power, or groups contesting for power, are more conservative than expected, and there are serious threats to roll back some of the gains women had achieved over the past 20-30 years on economic and social fronts. The global gender debate has neglected the economic dimension of women's empowerment and a great deal of debate and interest among researchers is needed to push the topics further. This timely book brings together leading regional researchers to offer original research linking gender equality with economic policy, reinforcing the agenda from a broad-based perspective."--Publisher summary.

Author : Fariba Solati
Publisher : Springer
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 10,91 MB
Release : 2017-03-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3319515772

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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 : Fariba Solati
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,87 MB
Release : 2015
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Through quantitative and qualitative methods, this dissertation endeavors to explain why the rate of female labor force participation (FLFP) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is the lowest in the world. Using panel data models for fifty-four developing countries over thirty-five years, the first essay suggests that the most likely factor affecting the rate of FLFP negatively in MENA is the institution of patriarchy. Being part of MENA, which is characterized primarily by the institution of patriarchy, is associated with lower than average FLFP. Oil income appears to have a positive effect on FLFP for countries outside MENA but no effect for countries inside MENA. Moreover, Muslim countries outside MENA do not have lower than average FLFP, while Muslim countries in MENA do. Using ten proxies for patriarchy, the second essay quantifies patriarchy in order to compare MENA countries with the rest of the world. Using principle component analysis (PCA), the study measures patriarchy for fifty-nine developing countries over thirty years. The technique creates three main components for patriarchy, namely; the gender gap in education and demography, children's survival rate, and participation in public spheres. The results show that MENA has the highest level of patriarchy with regard to women's participation in public spheres, education and demography compared with non MENA countries. The region's culture and religion seem to be associated with high levels of patriarchy in MENA. The third essay focuses on women's unpaid work as well as women's participation in the informal sector in MENA. The results point to a severe undercounting of women's work. Since women are expected to provide care and produce goods and services for their family at home, women do not participate in the formal labor force in large numbers. Because of the patriarchal culture, patriarchal family laws and labor laws, many women including educated women have to choose to work in the informal sector in MENA. Since women's unpaid work and their participation in the informal sector are not recorded in labor statistics, the MENA region appears to have a lower rate of FLFP than it does in reality.