Title: Women, work, and economic reform in the Middle East and North Africa.

POPLINE Document Number: 136075

Author(s):

Moghadam VM

Source citation:

Boulder, Colorado, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1998. xi, 259 p.

Abstract:

This book explores the labor force participation of women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 presents an introduction and overview about the political economy of women employment and shows how failure of both raising the education of women to the same level as that of men and improving the quality of education imposes a substantial cost on development initiatives. Part 2 examines several case studies of economic reforms involving working women in different countries including Morocco and Tunisia, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and Syria, Iran, and Algeria. Part 3 describes the organized response of women to economic and political issues in MENA, which has taken the form of a spread of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), a number of research activities, and conference participation both in the regional and international levels. It studies the factors which contributed to the rise of women NGOs in Arab nations, Iran, and Turkey, the types of organizations that have been developed, and the priority issues for the Arab region. The book concludes by summarizing the findings and recommendations in enhancing women participation in changing the political economy of MENA.

Keywords:

Africa, Northern
Summary Report
Labor Force
Women
Employment
Economic Development
Political Factors
Women in Development
Women's Empowerment
Developing Countries
Africa
Human Resources
Economic Factors
Demographic Factors
Population
Macroeconomic Factors
Women's Status
Socioeconomic Factors