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Regional Overview

First, the region as whole must be considered. From this broad perspective, it is possible to recognize large trends in the region, as...

Meanwhile, women in Iran and Lebanon are encouraged to pursue higher education, but only as an ornament to add to their social standing. ...

In most Middle Eastern nations, patriarchy plays a large role in cultural norms, which affect women’s access to education in the region. ...

However, in some nations, gender equality seems close, at least statistically. Consider the individual case of Qatar. As shown in Table...

Table 4 shows the percentage of total girls enrolled in primary and secondary school through the Middle Eastern region. The highest...

Tables 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D show the overall inequity of teacher distribution by gender. Although in some countries women make up 50...

However, the aspect of this problem that has not yet been touched on by this study is the opportunity for female employment in the Middle...

Women’s access to quality education is also affected by a lack of resources. Resources refer to anything, including money, technology,...

Since many government-funded schools are lacking, their structure is affected. Structural failure of schools in the Middle East refers...

Societal roles refer to the expected parts that women are expected to play in their cultures. These include but are not limited to the...