Women and Globalization in the Arab Middle East : Gender, Economy, and Society / ed. by Marsha Pripstein Posusney, Eleanor Abdella Doumato.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Assaad, Ragui, Contributor.

Brand, Laurie A., Contributor.

Doumato, Eleanor Abdella, Contributor.

Doumato, Eleanor Abdella, Editor.

Hale, Sondra, Contributor.

Ikabāla Kaura, Contributor.

Murphy, Emma C., Contributor.

Nassar, Heba, Contributor.

Olmsted, Jennifer, Contributor.

Pfeifer, Karen, Contributor.

Posusney, Marsha Pripstein, Editor.

Pripstein Posusney, Marsha, Contributor.

Tetreault, Mary Ann, Contributor.

Tzannatos, Zafiris, Contributor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This original work assesses the impact of globalization on women in Middle Eastern societies. To explore the gendered effects of social change, the authors examine trends within, as well as among, states in the region. Detailed case studies reveal the mixed results of global pressures. For some women, for example, globalization has meant increased access to education and employment; for others, it has resulted in heightened repression under ideologically conservative regimes. The authors' nuanced analyses document how women's responses to these changes are affecting the future of the Middle East.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Mixed Blessing of Globalization

Part 1 Women in Reforming Middle Eastern Economies: Employment, Production, and Reproduction

1 Arab Economies and Globalization: An Overview

2 Women in the MENA Labor Market: An Eclectic Survey

3 Reexamining the Fertility Puzzle in MENA

Part 2 Case Studies

4 Egypt: Structural Adjustment and Women's Employment

5 Gender and Employment: Egypt in Comparative Perspective

6 Jordan: Women and the Struggle for Political Opening

7 Women in Tunisia: Between State Feminism and Economic Reform

8 Sudanese Women in National Service, Militias, and the Home

9 Kuwait: Sex, Violence, and the Politics of Economic Restructuring

10 Education in Saudi Arabia: Gender, Jobs, and the Price of Religion

Epilogue

References

The Contributors

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mai 2023)

ISBN:

1-68585-520-2

OCLC:

1378174644