The 30th anniversary of CEDAW renewed debate on proposed mechanisms to increase women's presence in the public sphere across the developing and developed world. In particular, such debates are becoming increasingly salient across the Middle East and North Africa as countries attempt to impress...

The worldwide obesity epidemic has impacted women more heavily than men. These gender-based differences are particularly pronounced in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region where gender obesity gaps on average exceed 10 percentage points. This paper examines one of the explanations,...