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Article

28 Oct 2012

Author:
Saudi Gazette

MENA lags far behind rest of the world in working women

Women constitute just 22 percent of those who work in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Serena Romano, a consultant for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), said in a study on the economic rights of women in Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia...The average is 27 percent in Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. North Africa and the Middle East have the lowest rate of female participation in the workforce in the world...