In recent years, women throughout the Gulf region have achieved an increasingly prominent role in professional life, particularly in education and commerce. They are, however, widely excluded from political life – with the exception of Oman, Qatar, and Bahrain, where women have taken part in municipal elections or been appointed to important decision-making positions in government. Despite these recent advances, there remains a hesitancy on the part of governments in the Gulf to allow women to f…
Development: Community-Based Organizations: Gulf(907 words)
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Chatty, Dawn, “Development: Community-Based Organizations: Gulf”, in: Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures, General Editor Suad Joseph. Consulted online on 09 February 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1872-5309_ewic_EWICCOM_0218d>
First published online: 2009
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