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AuthorBlaydes, Lisa
AuthorGengler, Justin
AuthorLari, Noora
Available date2024-12-26T06:59:30Z
Publication Date2024-10-17
Publication NameMiddle East Law and Governance
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18763375-20241468
CitationBlaydes, L., Gengler, J., & Lari, N. (2024). Constraints on Female Labor Force Participation in Qatar: Understanding the Effects of Marriage, Family, and Traditional Values. Middle East Law and Governance, 16(3), 293-315. https://doi.org/10.1163/18763375-20241468
ISSN1876-3367
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URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/62024
AbstractThis paper examines constraints to female labor force participation in Qatar, a country where state revenue from natural resource rents means any citizen can secure a public sector job should they seek employment. Using data from an original survey and focus groups, we find that although Qataris are generally in support of female labor force participation – both in principle and for their own relatives – concerns remain about the impact of women working for marriage, family, and traditional values. These concerns may be especially salient for younger Qatari men – a constituency particularly impacted by erosion of traditional gender norms at a time when they are establishing their own households. We also find that Qataris with a larger percentage of male children tend to be less supportive of women working outside of the home, suggesting forms of family-level variation in investment in patriarchal values and child rearing practices.
Languageen
PublisherBrill
Subjectdual-career families
female labor force participation
gender role expectations
Qatar
TitleConstraints on Female Labor Force Participation in Qatar: Understanding the Effects of Marriage, Family, and Traditional Values
TypeArticle
Pagination293-315
Issue Number3
Volume Number16
ESSN1876-3375
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