Contemporary Women in Qatar: An Ethnographic Study of Their Challenges in Terms of Traditional Applications and Modern Requirements

Kaltham Al-Ghanim, Andrew Gardner and Noora Lari

SAGE Open, 2023, vol. 13, issue 3, 21582440231196030

Abstract: This study analyzes the interaction and friction between tradition and modernity as experienced by Qatari women. We explore the experiences and perspectives of contemporary Qatari women across generations and their continuity and friction with the historical sociocultural past. The general aim was to discern and analyze the sociological reasons that encourage and/or inhibit women’s participation in public life. The working hypothesis was that the purported friction between tradition and modernity was false and that the dichotomy could be demonstrably challenged through a systematic exploration of women’s experiences, both past and present. Part of this task comprised qualitatively mapping the continuities between past and present generations of women. Another element comprised qualitatively mapping the perseverance and ongoing strength of gender discrimination in the “modern era†in the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Keywords: women’s identity; women’s self-image; traditions; women’s roles; modernity; public participation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/21582440231196030

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