Women in the Middle East and North Africa change and continuity /

Haghighat-Sordellini, Elhum

Women in the Middle East and North Africa change and continuity / [Texte imprimé] : Elhum Haghighat-Sordellini - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2010 - 1 vol. (XII-216 p.) : ill., carte, couv. ill. ; 22 cm

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Introduction -- The path of social and economic change according to the modernization theory -- Patriarchy, modernization, and the global economy -- Women's status : the question of access to resources and women's empowerment -- Fertility patterns, trends, and women's status -- Education and status of women -- Work : definition & patterns -- Labor migration, oil revenue, and their impact on women's employment -- Conclusion

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