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...

There is large variation across countries of origin in the gender composition of migrants coming to Germany. We argue that women’s economic rights in developing countries of origin have three effects on their migration prospects to a place like Germany that is far away and difficult to reach....

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...