Women, Work and Welfare in the Middle East and North Africa:The Role of Socio-demographics, Entrepreneurship and Public Policies

Edited by Nadereh Chamlou and Massoud Karshenas

in World Scientific Books from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, and in light of socio-economic and geopolitical challenges facing governments old and new, women's rights and empowerment have gained new urgency and relevance. Groups in power, or groups contesting for power, are more conservative than expected, and there are serious threats to roll back some of the gains women had achieved over the past 20–30 years on economic and social fronts.

Keywords: Middle East and North Africa; Women's Welfare; Gender Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
ISBN: 9781783267330
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Women, Work, and Welfare in the Middle East and North Africa: Introduction and Overview , pp 1-30

Massoud Karshenas, Valentine M. Moghadam and Nadereh Chamlou

Ch 2 Returns to Education in Palestine and Turkey: A Comparative Analysis , pp 33-56

Aysıt Tansel and Yousef Daoud

Ch 3 Gender Effects of Education on Economic Development in Turkey , pp 57-86

Aysıt Tansel and Nil Demet Güngör

Ch 4 Intra-Household Resource Allocation in Egypt: Effect of Power Distribution within the Household on Child Work and Schooling , pp 87-106

Rania Roushdy and Soiliou Daw Namoro

Ch 5 Gender, Resources across the Life Course, and Cognitive Functioning in Egypt , pp 107-133

Kathryn M. Yount

Ch 6 Socio-Demographic and Economic Characteristics and Problems of Jordanian Female-Headed Households , pp 135-156

Hussein M. Abu Farash

Ch 7 Women Entrepreneurs in Egypt: Obstacles, Potential, and Prospects , pp 159-193

Alia El Mahdi

Ch 8 Women Entrepreneurs in Lebanon: Obstacles, Potential, and Prospects , pp 195-234

Kamal Hamdan, Redha Hamdan, Lara Batlouni and Nisrine Mansour

Ch 9 Women Entrepreneurs in Turkey: Obstacles, Potentials, and Prospects , pp 235-262

Şemsa Özar

Ch 10 Self-Employed Persons and Wage-Earners in Algeria: Application of a Bivariate Probit Model by Gender and Sector , pp 263-290

Soheil Chennouf and Taieb Hafsi

Ch 11 Gender and Entrepreneurship in Iran , pp 291-319

Roksana Bahramitash and Hadi Salehi Esfahani

Ch 12 The Determinants of Female Labor Force Participation in the Middle East and North Africa Region: The Role of Education and Social Norms in Amman, Cairo, and Sana'a , pp 323-350

Nadereh Chamlou, Silvia Muzi and Hanane Ahmed

Ch 13 Women and Work in Dubai City: Institutional Barriers and Potentials , pp 351-381

Fatemeh Etemad Moghadam, Farrokh Guiahi and Rabia Naguib

Ch 14 Private–Public Sector Employment Choice and Wage Differentials in Palestine: A Gender Perspective , pp 383-408

Yousef Daoud and Ruba Shanti

Ch 15 Offshoring and the Availability of Female Labor in the MENA Region , pp 409-442

Nadereh Chamlou and Désirée van Gorp

Ch 16 Did Trade Liberalization Benefit Female Workers? Evidence from Egypt on Wage and Employment Effects , pp 445-477

Shireen AlAzzawi

Ch 17 Gender and Employment Impacts of Taxation Policy in Middle East and North A Comparative Analysis of Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia , pp 479-505

Ismael Fofana, Rim Chatti, Erwin Corong, Sami Bibi and Omar Bouazouni

Ch 18 Family Planning and Female Empowerment in Iran , pp 507-523

Djavad Salehi-Isfahani

Ch 19 The Impact of Labor Nationalization Policies on Female Participation Rates in the Arab Gulf , pp 525-551

Emilie Rutledge and Fatima Al Shamsi

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