Title: The history of women's higher education in modern Lebanon and its social implications
Abstract: This article focuses on women and higher education and its social implications. In the early 19th century the girls formal education in the primary level was introduced to the Lebanese society. It was only at the beginning of the 20th century that higher education was granted to them. Half of the student populations in the tertiary level were women. They were able to compete with men as well as excel in all expectations by graduating with higher scholastic ranks. However few points of concern were noted: 1) most women still registered in and graduated from traditional female fields; 2) although there was a positive change in womens status in the society there is little change in the way society views women; 3) in the attempt to amend harmful laws and customs women are accused of trying to divide their community by placing womens issues before national interest; 4) implementation of various policies hindered womens advancement in the marketplace as government plans push women back into their homes; and 5) the role of the religious authorities in their continuing attempts to shape the strict division of labor between sexes in Lebanon need not be underestimated. In conclusion education of women has not fully accomplished the anticipated social transformation particularly in the social constructed patriarchal ideology.
Publication Year: 1999
Publication Date: 1999-01-01
Language: en
Type: book
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