This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020. Hello from APSA’s International Programs. We hope you and your loved ones continue to stay safe and healthy wherever you are. In response to the continued disruption
What Explains Patriarchal Attitudes? The Role of Women’s Employment and Household Structure
Lindsay J. Benstead, Portland State University, benstead@pdx.edu This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020. Download the PDF of this piece here. Religion and culture are often seen as the primary driving force in the MENA
Gender Stereotypes and Women’s Political Representation in MENA
Marwa Shalaby, University of Wisconsin – Madison, marwa.shalaby@wisc.edu This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020. Download the PDF of this piece here. Female underrepresentation in politics in the MENA has often been attributed to traditional
Why Autocrats Adopt Women’s Rights: The Case of Morocco
Aili Mari Tripp, University of Wisconsin-Madison, atripp@wisc.edu This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020. Download the PDF of this piece here. Why have the three Maghreb countries, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria, passed more extensive constitutional
Introduction: Looking Beyond Islam
This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020. The topic of women and gender in MENA politics has long been associated with Islam because of a historically-held notion that Islam determines every aspect of life