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Reconstructing Development: Women At The Muqattam Zabbalin Settlement, Doaa Abdel Motaal
Reconstructing Development: Women At The Muqattam Zabbalin Settlement, Doaa Abdel Motaal
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Two studies of the informal garbage collectors' community at the base of the Muqattam Hills in Cairo explore and comment on the impact of an institution-building program on leadership and participation and the impact of development programs on the women of the settlement.
Community Organization And Development Among The Zabbalin Of Muqattam, Elena Volpi
Community Organization And Development Among The Zabbalin Of Muqattam, Elena Volpi
Faculty Book Chapters
Two studies of the informal garbage collectors' community at the base of the Muqattam Hills in Cairo explore and comment on the impact of an institution-building program on leadership and participation and the impact of development programs on the women of the settlement.
Women And Work In Egypt, Earl L. Sullivan
Women And Work In Egypt, Earl L. Sullivan
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This brief study of the role of women in the labor force of Egypt has occupied my time and attention, off and on, for about two years. While I alone am responsible for the final result, a number of people have helped reduce its deficiencies in one way or another and I owe each of them a special debt. Matilda Toma and Nadia Hanna each typed parts of the paper and Edith Dimond prepared the final manuscript for publication. Adel Labban helped in some of the early stages of data collection and Soha Abdel Kadar, Raymond Baker, Kareen Aboul Kheir …
Women And The New International Economic Order, Karima Korayem
Women And The New International Economic Order, Karima Korayem
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The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of the New International Economic Order (NIEO) on women in the Arab World. We shall discuss this impact in two steps: First, the implications of the NIEO for the economies of the Arab countries. Second, and on the basis of that, the impact of the NIEO on the educational and employment profiles of Arab women. However, to find out what effect the NIEO will have on the educational and employment profiles of Arab women, one should first get acquainted with these profiles as they stand. Therefore, the paper will be …