Attitudes towards Female Labor Force Participation in Qatar

Abstract

This brief summarizes the results of a national survey of public attitudes toward female labor force participation (FLFP) – women working outside the home – in Qatar. The data come from a representative telephone poll conducted by the Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) at Qatar University in January and February 2020. The survey captured various orientations toward FLFP, including general acceptance, perceptions of peer acceptance, support for FLFP under specific job scenarios, perceived barriers and problems associated with FLFP, and support for quotas as a policy measure to boost female employment, promotion, and compensation. A total of 660 Qataris and 889 white-collar expatriates were interviewed for the survey.