Women Adjust to University Life in Oman
Making the transition from village life to university life can be difficult for some Omani women.
In Oman, Female Graduates Compete with Expatriates
The Gulf country’s policy of promoting women’s education is now clashing with labor laws.
Is Education a Right?
While policymakers like to make grand statements about everyone having educational access, it rarely happens even in rich countries.
How Higher Education Can Help End Sexual Harassment
In the wake of a widely publicized sexual-harassment incident on an Egyptian campus, the author proposes a way to ease the problem.
Juggling a Toddler and a PH.D
Maha Bali shares the sweet and the sour of her journey as a mother and a candidate for a doctorate.
Analyzing the Arab “Gender Gap”
A new report found that the MENA region compares poorly with the rest of the world in the gap between women and men’s status. For education, the numbers are a little better.
Women In the Gulf: Better Educated But Less Employed
Gulf women continue to graduate from universities at higher rates than men, but they are more likely to wind up unemployed, according to a recent report.
An American Dean Develops an Emirati Cultural Lens
A veteran of student affairs moved to the United Arab Emirates and found that the profession was practiced entirely differently there.
The Fight Against Sexual Harassment on Arab Campuses
Women and sympathetic men are organizing against those who sexually harass others in the academic setting.
Helping Women Hurdle Employment Barriers
Across the Arab region, a few programs focus on helping women get the skills and attitudes they need to find and hold a job.
