The Status and Progress of Women in the Middle East and North Africa

Over the years, the Gender group of the Middle East and North Africa Social and Economic Development division has regularly compiled briefs on the status and progress of women in the region for use by senior managers and staff.  Based on feedback from readers inside and outside the Bank, we were encouraged to present these gender briefs in a compendium, making the information more accessible to a wider public. The content of this compendium is drawn from existing data banks, records, statistics, and sources found in the public domain.   The countries covered in this compendium include Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Arab Republic of Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, West Bank and Gaza, and Republic of Yemen.

 

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