Open AccessWomen and Development in the Maghreb. A Socio-Cultural Approach.
Author(s) -
Brahim Hachlouf
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
avrug-bulletin/afrika focus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0772-084X
pISSN - 0772-0793
DOI - 10.21825/af.v7i4.5853
Subject(s) - emancipation , islam , politics , position (finance) , social change , sociocultural evolution , political science , work (physics) , sociology , development economics , political economy , gender studies , economic growth , history , economics , law , mechanical engineering , archaeology , finance , engineering
The under-development problem of the Third World can not exclusively be attributed to economic backlogging, political crises or supernatural events. The perseverance of old ancestral values, cultural, social and psychological, still remain obstructions to any social evolution in a country. The woman's role in society in these countries, is restricted to house-keeping and the bearing of children. A situation which weighs heavy on their economies. This article will shed light on the essential elements which hinder active woman participation in development of their economies, in particular in the Maghreb- countries. Discussed is their personal status, women's position in education and in the work-force.KEY WORDS: development, emancipation, islam, Maghreb, woman