Title: Women's rights in the Middle East and North Africa:RECENT GAINS AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN THE GULF ARAB STATES

Authors: Sanja Kelly

Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: Freedom House

Year: 2010

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Subject: Gender, Citizenship and Governance

Keywords: women, women's status, women's rights, middle east, north africa, algeria, bahrain, egypt, iran, iraq, jordan, kuwait, lebanon, libya, morocco, oman, palestine, qatar, saudi arabia, syria, tunisia, united arab emirates, yemen

Abstract: Women’s rights in the Middle East & North Africa are examined with a focus on changes that have occurred since 2005. Although a deficit in women’s rights persists in the region, progress particularly in terms of economic opportunities,educational attainment & political participation is also observed

URL: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,FREEHOU,,IRQ,,4b990123c,0.html

Document type: E-article