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Women, Work and Patriarchy in the Middle East and North Africa
Fariba Solati
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Description for Women, Work and Patriarchy in the Middle East and North Africa
Hardback. Num Pages: 118 pages, 3 colour illustrations, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSJ1; JP; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
118
Condition
New
Number of Pages
118
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319515762
SKU
V9783319515762
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Ref
99-15
About Fariba Solati
Fariba Solati is Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at St. Thomas University, Canada.
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