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Department
Cairo Papers in Social Science
Program
Cairo Papers in Social Science
Abstract
The proceedings of the Arab Regional Women’s Studies Workshop held at the American University in Cairo in May 1997. Among the theoretical and practical issues discussed are: the importance of introducing gender studies in order to achieve social equality in the Arab World, rethinking political and research priorities in order to give more attention to gender issues, and comparing gender programs in some Arab countries.
Publication Date
1997
Document Type
Book Chapter
Book Title
Arab Regional Women’s Studies Workshop
Editors
Cynthia Nelson, Soraya Altorki
ISBN
9789774244780
Publisher
American University in Cairo Press
City
Cairo
First Page
41
Last Page
62
Series
Cairo Papers in Social Science 20(3)
Keywords
women, policy, programme, development, middle east, gender studies
Disciplines
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Near Eastern Languages and Societies
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APA Citation
Afshar, H.
(1997).Women's Studies in the Middle East: Some Problems and Prospects. American University in Cairo Press. , 41-62
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_book_chapters/962
MLA Citation
Afshar, Haleh
Women's Studies in the Middle East: Some Problems and Prospects. American University in Cairo Press, 1997.pp. 41-62
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_book_chapters/962
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