Women, work, and economic restructuring: A regional overview
I examine patterns, problems, and prospects of women's employment in MENA, where the regional political economy is changing in the context of the pressures of globalization. The research indicates that a trend in all countries is an increase in the supply of job-seeking women, and a “feminizati...
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| Published in | The Economics of Women and Work in the Middle East and North Africa Vol. 4; pp. 93 - 116 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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Emerald Group Publishing Limited
10.05.2001
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | I examine patterns, problems, and prospects of women's employment in MENA, where the regional political economy is changing in the context of the pressures of globalization. The research indicates that a trend in all countries is an increase in the supply of job-seeking women, and a “feminization” of government employment. It is likely that the opening up of economies may subvert some patriarchal aspects of gender relations by increasing women's economic participation in the long run, but the social terms on which this is done are highly problematic in the short run. |
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| ISBN: | 9780762307142 0762307145 |
| ISSN: | 1094-5334 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S1094-5334(01)04008-0 |