This article explores the localized experiences of women at work in higher education in the under-researched context of the Arab Middle East and North Africa. Our main research questions are: What is the current status of academic women between and across the countries of this region? How can human resources play a developmental role for women at work in academic institutions, as well as for the region in general? We adopt a two-part research method in this study. First, through a critical review of the literature, we develop a regionally relevant macrolevel hypothetical model to localize a gender perspective on women at work. Second, we engage in a focused empirical examination of publicly available university data to document the: (1) representation of women across ranks; and (2) specific content of pertinent human resource policies. On the basis of these data, we propose a more complete multilevel hypothetical model upon which we put forward a critical discussion and directions for future research on gender, human resource management and regional development more broadly.
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| Charlotte | Karam | Female | Associate Professor | American University of Beirut | Lebanon |
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Bio: Charlotte Karam, PhD is an associate professor at the Olayan School of Business, where she served as the Associate Dean of Programs and Chair of the Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship Track. Awarded an Arab Fund Fellowship Distinguished Scholar award, Charlotte is currently on her research sabbatical at the Isenberg School of Business (UMass, Amherst) and the Five College Women's Studies Research Center (Massachusetts). Charlotte is an AUB representative of the World Economic Forum’s 2018-19 Global Future Councils, a board member of the PRME working group on Business for Peace, and is the Director of the Knowledge is Power (KIP) Project. In 2018, The KIP Project was recognized as one of AACSB 2018 Innovations that Inspire for the work focusing on combating sexual harassment. Dr. Karam was also recognized as a 2018 Global Gender Champion by the US. Department of State for this work. As lead investigator, Charlotte and the OSB-AUB team secured a $1.5 million grant for the development of the KIP Economic Indicator to measure women’s economic contributions in the Arab MENA. |
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| Fida | Afiouni | Female | American University of Beirut | Lebanon | |
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Scientific field
Sociology & Anthropology
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Start Year2012
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End Year 2013
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