| Islam, Women and Feminism | |
| 13 Sep 2011, NewAgeIslam.Com | |
| Wasted Talent: Women in Palestinian Job Market | |
By Viola Raheb |
http://newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamIslamWomenAndFeminism_1.aspx?ArticleID=5469 | ||
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Although Palestinian women are better educated than men, their job opportunities are poorer. The greatest obstacles women face in working life is cultural ones. Education paves the way for change and is held in high regard by Palestinians, so Palestinian women tend to be well educated. Development professionals like to emphasise the economic importance of women's education. In Palestine, this does not necessarily apply. Although Palestinian women perform better at school and university, men outnumber them in working life by more than four to one.-- 
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