In the last decades, women’s role in the workforce has dramatically changed, though gender inequality persists and for women, gender identity still prevails over work identity. It is important not to forget or diminish the historical role of women in the labour market though and this book...

Dementielle Erkrankungen -- Elegie für Iris -- Das Gehirn meines Vaters -- Psychische Verhaltensstörungen durch psychotrope Substanzen -- Unter dem Vulkan -- Die künstlichen Paradiese -- Bekenntnisse eines englischen Opiumessers -- Über das Rauchen -- Schizophrenie, schizotype und wahnhafte...

Introduction / E. Mine Cinar -- Is all work the same? A comparison of the determinants of female participation and hours of work in various employment states in Egypt / Ragui Assaad, Fatma El-Hamidi -- Closing the gender gap in the Middle East and North Africa / Nemat Shafik -- Men's...