Women, Work, and Economic Reform in the Middle East and North Africa

Valentine M. Moghadam

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 1997

Women, Work, and Economic Reform in the Middle East and North Africa

Valentine M. Moghadam

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685858223

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Globalization and changing political economies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are affecting women's labor-force participation, educational attainment, and access to economic resources. But are these changes in fact resulting in economic gains for women? And will this produce an intensification or a subversion of the patriarchal gender contract that has thus far characterized the region? Addressing these questions, this book examines the connections between gender relations and economic reform. Moghadam begins with an overview of the political economy of women’s employment and education, followed by case studies from Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey. In the final chapters of the book, she draws together data to explore future possibilities for gender relations in the MENA states.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Tables and Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
PART ONE Introduction and Overview
1 The Political Economy of Women's Employment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Educating Women for a Globalizing Economy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
PART TWO Case Studies of Economic Reforms and Working Women
3 Morocco and Tunisia: Export-Led Growth and Working Women Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
4 Turkey: From Housewife to Worker? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
5 Egypt: "Yes, It Can Get Worse Than This"— Economic Reform and Women's Employment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
6 Jordan and Syria: Gender Ideology and Political Economy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
7 The Islamic Republic of Iran: The End of Ideology? Women's Employment Issues Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
8 Algeria: Economic Liberalization, Political Crisis, and Working Women Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
PART THREE Responses and Strategies
9 Structural Change and Women's Mobilization Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
10 Conclusions: Toward a New Gender Contract? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
Acronyms and Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 260

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