An Exception to the Gender Gap in Education : The Middle East?

An interesting consequence of the Arab Spring is that it is compelling the West to re-evaluate its understanding of the Middle East. Stereotypes and misconceptions have abounded, but today the region can no longer be grossly dismissed as home only to extremists or the oil-rich. Instead, a more nuanced and accurate picture is emerging: one that is as full of contradictions as an image of any region will be. For a region not known for its equitable attitudes towards women, for instance, the Middle East offers up some surprising results for girls in school, results that are much better in some ways than the rest of the world.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Ezzine, Mourad, Thacker, Simon, Chamlou, Nadereh
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2011-07
Subjects:	ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, CLASSROOMS, CULTURES, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EDUCATED MOTHERS, EDUCATED POPULACE, EDUCATED WOMEN, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ENROLLMENT, ENROLMENT RATE, EXAM, EXAMS, FAMILY STRUCTURE, FEMALE STUDENTS, FIRST GRADE, GENDER, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER GAP, GENDER GAP IN EDUCATION, GENDER INEQUALITY, GIRLS, GIRLS IN MATH, GIRLS IN SCHOOL, GROSS ENROLMENT, GROSS ENROLMENT RATE, HIGHER GRADE, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, INEQUALITY, KINDERGARTEN, LABOR MARKET, LEARNING, LEARNING ACTIVITIES, LITERACY, MATHEMATICS, OCCUPATIONS, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOLING, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, READING, SCHOOL LEVEL, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SOCIAL CONTEXT, SOCIETIES, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TRAINING SCHOOLS, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, UNESCO, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WOMEN STUDENTS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/07/15088733/exception-gender-gap-education-middle-east https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10885
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!