Titel
Women's economic rights in the South Mediterranean region : a comparative analysis of law, regulations, and practice
Opmerking
Algemene annotatie: Camillia Fawzi El-Solh, Nadia Hijab; EUROMED Role of Women in Econimic Life
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The study, which is commissioned by the EC-funded Regional Programme Euromed Role of Women in Economic Life, looks at the root causes for discrimination against women's economic participation, focusing on four main areas : right to work, right to equality and marriage and the family, rights to social security and nationality, and rights to freedom of movement and equal legal personality. It provides an in-depth account of the contradictions between constitutional rights, which provide for equality and non discrimination, and domestic laws and practices that prohibit women from fully exercising their equal rights. It concludes with recommendations needed to close the gaps between international and domestic laws, legislation and practice, drawing the attention of policy makers and advocates to the close relationship between women's economic rights and their rights in other spheres.