Economic of the Middle East

Economic of the Middle East

Middle East

The paper issued by the Population Reference Bureau refers to the situation and living conditions of women in the Middle East and North Africa, focusing on the effects that lack of education among these women has on themselves and on the society as a whole. The paper addresses a series of issues that must be taken into consideration when discussing such an important matter. For example, education, or lack of education has a series of negative implications that refer to poverty, GDP, labor force, population growth, or economic decline.

Women's education in MENA countries is one of the most important and sensitive issues that international organisms are trying to resolve. If this subject would be handled by MENA countries' officials in a modern, occidental manner, all the parties involved would benefit from a series of positive effects. The importance of this issue is due to the implications it has. It has been proven that education has a direct effect on sustaining economic growth (PRB, 2003).

Education has an important role in national income growth through the productive capacities of the labor force that are improved through education. As most studies on developing countries have revealed, a country's economic growth reaches 3.7% per year on long-term due to education development.

Also, due to education among women population growth, fertility, infant and child mortality register decreasing levels, while family health improves. Women's education also leads to increased participation in the labor force and increased national and household income. Child nutrition is also positively influenced by this matter. Long-term education is also motivated.

3. This paper is very important for all individuals and organizations that are, or should be, interested in this matter. The paper presents the situation of education in MENA countries and the effects that education, or the lack of education has on these countries. The paper summarizes developments made in this field, but it also presents aspects that still need improvement. A series of measures taken by international organizations are presented, providing a clearer image on education in MENA countries. The paper also focuses on discussing the links between women's education and matters like reproduction and employment, backed up by a series of data supporting the affirmations made in this paper. All in all, the paper presents a series of facts, data, implications that this matter has and connections with other issues, which are useful for anyone trying to find new and accurate information and comments on women education.

4. The paper provides a very clear image on how things stand with education in MENA countries. The article teaches the reader that education has more implications and more significant effects than one may consider before reading the article. For example, improved education leads to eliminating gender gaps. Gender gaps are probably the main reason responsible for discriminating women's role in the society and for denying them rights to education and other rights empowered by education. The lack of education has significant negative effects on social level, economic level, affecting the society as a whole, on the one hand, and each of its individuals, on the other hand. Also, these effects are more disastrous on long-term, leading to these countries' decline.