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The Economic Orientations of Kuwaiti Women:Their nature, Determinats, And Consequences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2009

Jamal A. Sanad  and
Mark A. Tessler
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The status of women in Arab society, and in other developing areas, is an important subject in which interest is growing. Not only has heightened awareness of feminist issues fostered a general concern for women's emancipation for greater independence and equality with men, but it is also increasingly recognized that the circumstances of women bear a significant relationship to the potential of a society to achieve broader developmental objectives. Relevant considerations include a need for women to enter the salaried labor force, which will increase the productive capacity of the nation; the fact that educated and employed women tend to have fewer children, which is also a major policy objective in many developing countries; and a need to assure that women's critical role in child rearing and early socialization is exercised by individuals who are educated, socially active, and high in self-esteem, which will increase the likelihood of positive personal and civic orientations being inculcated among the young.

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International Journal of Middle East Studies , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , November 1988 , pp. 443 - 468
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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