Challenging gender norms: women's leadership, political authority, and autonomy

N Lari, M Al-Ansari, E El-Maghraby - Gender in Management: An …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose In patriarchal settings, cultural barriers continue to influence women's participation
in positions of leadership and political authority. This paper aims to explore these findings in …

Empowering vs empowered: factors shaping women's workplace empowerment in the Qatari public sector

R Naguib, M Madeeha - Gender in Management: An International …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Despite several policies in the Arab Gulf States aimed at promoting women's
empowerment through employment, women's career progress has not met the expected …

Conflicting contraceptive norms for men: equal responsibility versus women's bodily autonomy

L James-Hawkins, C Dalessandro… - Culture, Health & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Most research investigating how men and women in heterosexual relationships negotiate
contraceptive use focuses on the women's point of view. Using a sample of 44 interviews …

How polities shape support for gender equality and religiosity's impact in Arab countries

S Glas, N Spierings, M Lubbers… - European Sociological …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Previous public opinion studies argued that in the Arab Middle East and North Africa
(MENA) Muslim citizens support gender equality less than non-Muslims, due to Islamic …

Social media usage and support for women in community leadership: Evidence from Qatar

B Shockley, NA Lari, EAA El-Maghraby… - Women's Studies …, 2020 - Elsevier
Is social media usage related to the acceptance of Arab women in community leadership?
Since the Arab Spring, many have linked information communication technology (ICTs) with …

Family friendly policies and the Omani Labour Law: What it entails for women employees in Oman

S Belwal, R Belwal, SE Al-Hashemi - Employee Relations: The …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to take cognisance of the work–life balance (WLB)
challenges facing working women in Oman, make a review of the family-friendly policies …

Contemporary Women in Qatar: An Ethnographic Study of Their Challenges in Terms of Traditional Applications and Modern Requirements

K Al-Ghanim, A Gardner, N Lari - SAGE Open, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This study analyzes the interaction and friction between tradition and modernity as
experienced by Qatari women. We explore the experiences and perspectives of …

The changing status of Israeli Arab women as reflected in their role as main caregivers

A Vitman-Schorr, L Ayalon - Journal of Family Issues, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The study evaluated how changes in the status of women in the Israeli Arab sector are
perceived in light of the role of women as main caregivers of older adults. Interviews with 25 …

Gender and nation building in Qatar: Qatari women negotiate modernity

A Liloia - Journal of Middle East Women's Studies, 2019 - read.dukeupress.edu
This article explores the relationship between gender and modern nation building in Qatar,
with attention to how Qatari women negotiate the challenges of modern development and …

Causes of Undergraduate Students' Underachievement in a Gulf Cooperation Council Country (GCC) University

C Johnson, R Gitay, K Al Hazaa… - SAGE …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
UNESCO reports enrollment in higher education in the Arab and Gulf Cooperation Council
region doubled from 5.1 million in 2000 to 10.7 million in 2015. Despite significant budgets …