Challenging Limitations
The Redefinition of Roles for Women in the GCC
Published on 6. May 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-872843-35-3 (ISBN)
Description
The rapid modernisation process that the GCC has witnessed over the last sixty years has effected a progressive transition to its socio-economic core, and nowhere more so than in the reinterpretation of traditional gender roles. With women entering the labour market in ever greater numbers, their broader social positions are changing from the private to the public sphere. As they continue undertaking greater leadership responsibilities in the economic and political arenas, new challenges and difficulties for both the women themselves and the greater GCC community are introduced. This book examines these topics as covered by the papers presented at the Challenging Limitations: Conference on the Redefinition of Roles for Women in the GCC, which took place at the London Middle East Institute (LMEI), SOAS in June, 2004.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
EAPGROUP
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 285 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-872843-35-3 (9781872843353)
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About the Editor Dr Alanoud Alsharekh, a specialist in feminist literature in the Arab Middle East, is an Assistant Professor at the Arab Open University, Kuwait. Besides being an active member of the London Middle East Institute's advisory board, she is on the fundraising committees of a number of NGOs and philanthropic organisations. Her research interests are gender development, women's literature and human rights issues in the area. Dr Alsharekh has been an academic consultant on women issues and lectured on these topics in many local and international institutions, including Uppsala University, Sweden, and has written several articles on women in the Arab World.