Feminization of Unemployment in Iraq
Abstract
This study aims to analyze and discuss the problem of female unemployment in Iraq and find out the reasons behind its aggravation and discuss the reasons for the low participation of women in economic activity and try to find possible remedies and solutions by reviewing the development of unemployment rates among females and the situation of women in the labour market and borrowed the expression feminization of unemployment in Iraq to express the magnitude of the problem suffered by females. According to the research, women in Iraq have higher unemployment rates than men, and the proportion is higher among rural women and inadequate economic contributions. As for the factors affecting the high volume of unemployment, it is the distinction between them and men in employment and the desire for specific types of professions, especially in the public sector. We have not developed successive government’s effective solutions to this problem. The government must achieve equality and justice in job creation, strike a balance in employment in the private-public sector, develop employment policies from a gender perspective, and require more legal reforms supporting women. Some social and cultural beliefs prevailing in Iraqi society that reflect clear discrimination against women must be addressed, especially in rural society.
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