The Paradox between Women’s Educational Attainment and Social Mobility in the Middle East and North Africa

Modernization theory predicts a strong correlation between increased access to education and positive changes in women’s social status and eventual social mobility. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, women’s increased access to education deviates from the expectations of the moderni...

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Autor principal:	Elhum Haghighat
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	International Institute of Islamic Thought 2012
Materias:	Islam BP1-253
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/a36727c83ad04653991aaa97ec3fd4f7
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a36727c83ad04653991aaa97ec3fd4f72021-12-02T19:23:13ZThe Paradox between Women’s Educational Attainment and Social Mobility in the Middle East and North Africa10.35632/ajis.v29i3.3192690-37332690-3741https://doaj.org/article/a36727c83ad04653991aaa97ec3fd4f72012-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/319https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3733https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3741 Modernization theory predicts a strong correlation between increased access to education and positive changes in women’s social status and eventual social mobility. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, women’s increased access to education deviates from the expectations of the modernization perspective. While the MENA region is going through a modernization process, improvements in women’s social status still lags due to limited opportunities in the job market and their exclusion in the political arena. Elhum HaghighatInternational Institute of Islamic ThoughtarticleIslamBP1-253ENAmerican Journal of Islam and Society, Vol 29, Iss 3 (2012)
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description	Modernization theory predicts a strong correlation between increased access to education and positive changes in women’s social status and eventual social mobility. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, women’s increased access to education deviates from the expectations of the modernization perspective. While the MENA region is going through a modernization process, improvements in women’s social status still lags due to limited opportunities in the job market and their exclusion in the political arena.
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The Paradox between Women’s Educational Attainment and Social Mobility in the Middle East and North Africa

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