The Role of Authentic Islam
The Way Forward for Women in Saudi Arabia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6147598 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amani K Hamdan Alghamdi (0000-0002-8500-0266, Western University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 200-220 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hawwa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1569-2078 • E-ISSN: 1569-2086 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15692086-12341237 |
| OpenAlex | W1979145312 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
This paper explores the main reasons for which progressive Saudis can be optimistic that women will eventually achieve their rightful place in society in general and in the employment sector in particular. A critical analysis is performed of the social, cultural, and religious background to gender inequality as well as of the current state of women’s education and employment. The evidence considered of the everlasting gender discourses in Saudi Arabia includes examples from the girls’ home economics textbook for Grades 7 and 8. This paper also confirms that important institutional and policy changes are underway that are creating new educational and employment opportunities for women. The result is that the deeply entrenched gender issues that has for so long characterized the Saudi education system and society as a whole is being challenged by progressive Islamic principles and by a variety of institutional reforms, among other factors
Economic growth · Economics · Inequality · Interpretation (philosophy · Islam · Political science · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Variety (cybernetics · Education and Islamic Studies · Gender Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Socioeconomic Development in MENA
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |