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. This gender gap is generally consistent across the 22 Arab countries and territories Gallup surveyed in 2011, but young women’s labor force participation is slightly higher in low-income countries than in higher income countries.
These findings are based on a new Silatech Index report, “Workforce Participation Linked to Wellbeing Differences Among Young Arab Women,” which examines how young women’s workforce participation is related to their life evaluations, emotional state, and economic optimism.
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