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Women´s Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Progress Amid Resistance
Sanja Kelly (Ed.)
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Description for Women´s Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Progress Amid Resistance
Paperback. The 2010 edition provides a five-year retrospective review of improvements or setbacks made to women's rights in the MENA region. This unique survey, which combines quantitative ratings with a qualitative, narrative analysis for each country or territory offers a thorough, cross-regional analysis of the legal and societal realities of MENA women. Editor(s): Kelly, Sanja; Breslin, Julia. Series: Freedom in the World. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 824.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Freedom in the World
Condition
New
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442203969
SKU
V9781442203969
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About Sanja Kelly (Ed.)
Freedom House is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that supports democratic change, monitors freedom, and advocates for democracy and human rights.
Reviews for Women´s Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Progress Amid Resistance
It is vital that MENA countries more urgently recognize that the status of women is the key determinant to the development of their societies. This report provides important data to encourage reform in women's rights.
Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan The struggle for women's rights is central to any lasting progress towards a more just and free society in the Middle East. Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa is an essential source for information and analysis about where that struggle is today, and where we need to make advances. I hope that this important study will inform the discussion about gender equality and mobilize concrete action in the region to bring about genuine change for the women of those societies.
Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran; visiting fellow, Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) These reports constitute valuable contributions to our understanding of both the advances made and the challenges that lie ahead for women of the Middle East and North Africa.
Leila Ahmed, Harvard Particularly thorough in providing an update on legislative developments that are relevant for women. Helps to identify some cross-regional trends with preliminary thinking about how to address common challenges. . . . Recommended.
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Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan The struggle for women's rights is central to any lasting progress towards a more just and free society in the Middle East. Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa is an essential source for information and analysis about where that struggle is today, and where we need to make advances. I hope that this important study will inform the discussion about gender equality and mobilize concrete action in the region to bring about genuine change for the women of those societies.
Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran; visiting fellow, Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) These reports constitute valuable contributions to our understanding of both the advances made and the challenges that lie ahead for women of the Middle East and North Africa.
Leila Ahmed, Harvard Particularly thorough in providing an update on legislative developments that are relevant for women. Helps to identify some cross-regional trends with preliminary thinking about how to address common challenges. . . . Recommended.
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