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Two-Thirds of Young Arab Women Remain Out of Workforce
About one in three young Arab women between the ages of 23 and 29 participate in their country's labor force versus about eight in 10 young Arab men...Slow-to-change cultural and institutional patterns are one reason why large gender gaps persist in workforce participation among young Arabs. Balancing family-life demands, particularly child rearing, can be challenging for women -- but particularly in countries where laws regarding gender discrimination and benefits for working women (such as maternity leave) are inadequate or loosely enforced.