Gender Roles and Status
Change and continuity is evident in current financial roles and social status for women. Universities and schools are segregated; in higher education, enrolment of females outnumber the enrolment of males (two to one). But women’s contribution in the labor force is one of the lowest in the world (at 6% in 1990). Even though there are new employment opportunities most women choose marriage and raising children, the United Arabs emirates society highly value those roles. The conservative ways of Arabians has lead women to find jobs that don’t involve collaborating with men or travelling far from home. From this most women are working in health, education and civil service.
Although the late president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan said, "Nothing could delight me more than to see the woman taking up her distinctive position in society ... Nothing should hinder her progress ... Like men, women deserve the right to occupy high positions according to their capabilities and qualifications." And there are official statements enforcing that women and men have equal rights and opportunities, the patriarchy is still evident in social life. As Men still have employment preferences in high state managements and private businesses, and women still don’t play a significant role in politics and religious life, as these areas are considered male domains.
Change and continuity is evident in current financial roles and social status for women. Universities and schools are segregated; in higher education, enrolment of females outnumber the enrolment of males (two to one). But women’s contribution in the labor force is one of the lowest in the world (at 6% in 1990). Even though there are new employment opportunities most women choose marriage and raising children, the United Arabs emirates society highly value those roles. The conservative ways of Arabians has lead women to find jobs that don’t involve collaborating with men or travelling far from home. From this most women are working in health, education and civil service.
Although the late president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan said, "Nothing could delight me more than to see the woman taking up her distinctive position in society ... Nothing should hinder her progress ... Like men, women deserve the right to occupy high positions according to their capabilities and qualifications." And there are official statements enforcing that women and men have equal rights and opportunities, the patriarchy is still evident in social life. As Men still have employment preferences in high state managements and private businesses, and women still don’t play a significant role in politics and religious life, as these areas are considered male domains.
Women in the UAE are seperated into classes based on citizenship status, nationality, religion and occupation, with different rights for each segregation. These classes and patriarchies effect communication in Dubai as women generally do not feel as important as men and many people don't feel as valuable as a person with a higher status, creating communication barriers within the segregation's.
This is similar to Australia's gender roles and status as many women have the choice to get a job in the workforce but many choose to look after their children. But change is still evident as a lot more women are choosing to join the workforce then before. The status of men and women has changed as they are now mostly on the same level of value in Australia, where as it used to be known that men were of more importance then women were.
This is similar to Australia's gender roles and status as many women have the choice to get a job in the workforce but many choose to look after their children. But change is still evident as a lot more women are choosing to join the workforce then before. The status of men and women has changed as they are now mostly on the same level of value in Australia, where as it used to be known that men were of more importance then women were.