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Economic Freedom and Women's Emancipation in the MENA Region
Author(s) -
Adnane Souad
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/ecaf.12147
Subject(s) - emancipation , context (archaeology) , action (physics) , perspective (graphical) , economic freedom , position (finance) , gender equality , sociology , political science , gender studies , economics , law , geography , mathematics , geometry , physics , archaeology , finance , quantum mechanics , politics
The position of women in the M iddle E ast and N orth A frica ( MENA ) region is a complex topic, difficult to comprehend without allowing for socio‐cultural norms, legal frameworks and the global gender context. In thinking about a practical framework for action, the free market perspective is relevant and necessary. However, this alone does not seem to provide a complete answer to the problem of promoting women's economic status. This article makes the case for the importance of market‐friendly, but also gender‐sensitive, policies to promote women's economic freedom and hence women's emancipation in the MENA region.