Screen LibraryNegotiating marriage, family and work : experiences of middle class Egyptian women /
Caught between two worlds of social transition and modern progression, young women in the Middle East have for some time been forging means to balance conventional gender roles and marriage expectations, while also advancing their position in society through improved legal status, health and educati...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | Abingdon, Oxon : |
| Publication Dates: | 2020. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge research in gender and society
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| Summary: |
Caught between two worlds of social transition and modern progression, young women in the Middle East have for some time been forging means to balance conventional gender roles and marriage expectations, while also advancing their position in society through improved legal status, health and educational attainment. Yet, with half of Egypt's university-educated women out of the labour market and not seeking work, this study reveals why middle-class women continue to pursue a degree that they fail to use. This book sheds light onto the lives of highly educated middle-class Egyptian women, wher |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 189 pages : illustrations, forms ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
1315183242 9781138740778 (hardcover) : 1138740772 (hardcover) 9781351727549 (Mobipocket) 1351727540 (Mobipocket) 9781351727556 (EPUB) 1351727559 (EPUB) 9781351727563 (electronic book) 1351727567 (electronic book) 9781315183244 (electronic book) |
| Index Number: | HQ1793 |
| CLC: | D741.186.8 |
| Call Number: | D741.186.8/R786 |