Hijab, Nadia <br/><br/>
Womanpower :  the Arab debate on women at work / 
 Arab debate on women at work 
Nadia Hijab 
 - xiv, 176 pages ;  24 cm 
 - Cambridge Middle East library .
 - Cambridge Middle East library .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-172) and index 
<br/><br/>1. The great family law debate --- 2. Cross-currents conservative and liberal --- 3. Arab women in the workforce --- 4. Jordanian women's liberating forces: inflation and labour migration --- 5. The Arab Gulf states: demand but no supply --- 6. Power past and future 
<br/><br/> Womanpower unveils the lively but little-reported debate on women's positions in the modern Arab world. It paints a picture drawn from individual stories as well as from national development programs and attempts to explain why the process of social change in the region has been slow and uneven by linking it to political and economic developments. By illustrating particular themes--personal status laws, development policies, political rights--with examples from specific countries, Nadia Hijab builds up an informative overview of the Arab world today 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>052126443X 9780521264433 052126992X 9780521269926 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GB8739913  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women--Arab countries<br/>Families--Arab countries<br/>Women--Employment--Public opinion--Arab countries<br/>Women in development--Public opinion--Arab countries<br/>Public opinion--Arab countries<br/>Famille - ©œtats arabes<br/>Femmes - Travail - ©œtats arabes - Opinion publique<br/>Femmes - ©œtats arabes<br/>Femmes dans le d©♭veloppement - ©œtats arabes - Opinion publique<br/>Opinion publique - ©œtats arabes
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Arab countries  Women personnel 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ1784  / .H54 1988 HD6206 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.4/0917/4927 305.4