Women's rights in the Middle East and North Africa : progress amid resistance / [print] Sanja Kelly, Julia Breslin, editors. - 2010 edition. - New York : Freedom House ; 2010. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, (c)2010. - xii, 591 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Hard-won progress and a long road ahead: women's rights in the Middle East and North Africa -- Tables and graphs -- Introduction to country reports -- Country reports: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine (Palestinian authority and Israeli-occupied territories), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen -- Methodology -- Checklist questions -- Scoring system -- About Freedom House.

This volume provides a five-year retrospective review of improvements or setbacks made to women's rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This survey, which combines quantitative ratings with a qualitative, narrative analysis for each country or territory, offers a thorough, cross-regional analysis of the legal and societal realities of MaineNA women. This work finds that a substantial deficit in women's rights persists in every country in the MaineNA region, the findings also include notable progress, particularly in terms of economic opportunities, educational attainment, and political participation.



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Women's rights--Middle East.
Women's rights--Africa, North.

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