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The intersection of cultural and structural obstacles to female labor force participation in the Mena region
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The MENA region has seen considerable progress in gender equality in the areas of education and health.
However, women’s participation in the labor force remains the lowest worldwide, a discrepancy called
the MENA paradox. This paper builds upon explanations offered by previous scholars who allocate the
low female labor force participation rates to either cultural impediments or structural obstacles by ex amining the interplay of the two. Employing a qualitative case-study method, the study finds that cultural
aspects, and in particular the gender stereotypes rooted in MENA’s patriarchal culture and prevailing
religious norms, influence structural barriers, and impede effective structural progress. By emancipating
both men and women from these deep-seated cultural beliefs about the role of women as caregivers and
men as breadwinners, this paper argues that not only cultural barriers to female labor force participation
can be overcome, but tangible change through structural reforms can be created.
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Gender equality Mena region Female labor Force participation CEMS MIM