Yasmin Husein Al-Jawaheri argues that the explosion of violence against Iraqi women since the removal of Saddam Hussein should not have taken people by surprise. The deterioration of gender relations was in fact, as she vividly demonstrates, a direct result of a decade of international economic sanctions.
Al-Jawaheri explores the gender-related impact of those sanctions in the areas of employment, education, family relations, and domestic responsibilities. Also focusing on how the 2003 invasion and subsequent upsurge in sectarianism have intensified the problem, she assesses the prospects for women's rights in Iraq.
Content :
• The United Nations Sanctions on Iraq.
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• Iraqi Women and the State: A Historical Review.
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• Employment and Income under United Nations Sanctions.
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• The Crisis of Female Education under the UN Sanctions
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• The Impact of Economic Sanctions on Gender Relations Inside the Family.
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• The Psychological Impact of Sanctions on Iraqi Women.
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• Conclusion.