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Article: Political reforms for access and equity: women's education in the United Arab Emirates, from 1938 to the present.(Global Perspective)
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- On Campus with Women
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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Women's education has evolved substantially since the discovery of oil in the Gulf region and the subsequent formation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from seven Gulf states in 1971. After that date, influential social trends and key political decisions have enabled women to participate in and contribute to society. International exposure through studying abroad, working with global non-profit and non-governmental organizations, presenting at conferences and symposiums, and academic exchanges have played a monumental role in promoting and elevating UAE women's status. Yet some policies have limited women's professional access. UAE women must continually negotiate for ...