The report presents the findings of a detailed review and analysis of gender issues associated with energy services in Tunisia. It calls attention to the challenges and barriers rural women face in employment and entrepreneurship in energy sectors. It also highlights the potential for gender...

Tunisia is passing through a critical historical juncture. In the present debates about the new constitution, the role of Islam in public life and that of women's rights are among the most central issues. Tunisia's legislation on women's rights is the most modern in the Arab world (including...

The Gaza Strip and West Bank Palestinian Territories are currently under the authority of two different Palestinian governments. Gaza has Hamas, and the West Bank is under the jurisdiction of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, head of the mainstream Fatah party. Palestinian...

Equality for women in all areas of life is not only a fundamental human right, but is also a crucial prerequisite for achieving human development goals. Women constitute half of the world population and about 43 percent of the agricultural labor force, which makes the importance of research into...

It is well documented in economic, psychological and social literatures and the few recent studies in finance that women are more risk averse than men. The current study investigates the influence of board gender-diversity in firm risk taking in a developing market.Using a sample of Tunisian...

In 1965, Tunisia's real GDP per capita was 645 Tunisian dinars (TD). Twenty years later, it rose to TD 1,285 (about double its level in 1965). In 2005, Tunisia increased its per capita real GDP to TD 2,480. While this may seem to be a substantial increase in income over four decades, it pales...