Fafo-report 425

Laurie Blome Jacobsen

Educated Housewives

Living Conditions among Palestinian Refugee Women

ISBN 82-7422-415-9
2004 50 p NOK 150,- Order no: 425 Order

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This report traces the living conditions, attitudes and experiences of Palestinian refugee women through the various arenas of their lives, including work, school, home, and family.

In a number of arenas there exists a discordance between women’s potential and the room given to women to exploit this potential. The social and economic space women occupy is limited. Despite women representing a large human and financial capital resource, few work. Those that do contribute very much to the household economy.

Introduction

Women in Society

Women, Poverty and Work

Women and Girl’s Basic Education and Health

Summary