Work and family balance in the Middle East and North Africa

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PUBLISHER: Policy Press

FORMAT: Electronic book text

ISBN: 9781447334187

RRP: £26.99

PAGES: 224

PUBLICATION DATE:
September 1, 2018

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Work and family balance in the Middle East and North Africa

Narjes Mehdizadeh

This unique book analyses the reasons behind the low rate of educated women’s employment and the significance of childcare as a barrier to this in the Middle East and North Africa, focusing on Iran, Qatar, Tunisia and Turkey. It offers policy solutions to the problem of work-family balance in the Middle East and North Africa addressing the implications for the welfare regimes in these countries.

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