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...

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Main Authors:	Ezzine, Mourad, Thacker, Simon, Chamlou, Nadereh
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10885

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spelling	okr-10986-108852021-04-23T14:02:52Z An Exception to the Gender Gap in Education : The Middle East? Ezzine, Mourad Thacker, Simon Chamlou, Nadereh 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 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. 2012-08-13T13:26:19Z 2012-08-13T13:26:19Z 2011-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/07/15088733/exception-gender-gap-education-middle-east http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10885 English MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes Series; No. 41 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Middle East and North Africa Europe and Central Asia
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description	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.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Ezzine, Mourad Thacker, Simon Chamlou, Nadereh
author_facet	Ezzine, Mourad Thacker, Simon Chamlou, Nadereh
author_sort	Ezzine, Mourad
title	An Exception to the Gender Gap in Education : The Middle East?
title_short	An Exception to the Gender Gap in Education : The Middle East?
title_full	An Exception to the Gender Gap in Education : The Middle East?
title_fullStr	An Exception to the Gender Gap in Education : The Middle East?
title_full_unstemmed	An Exception to the Gender Gap in Education : The Middle East?
title_sort	exception to the gender gap in education : the middle east?
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/07/15088733/exception-gender-gap-education-middle-east http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10885
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