TY - BOOK ED - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) TI - Addressing barriers to women's economic participation in the Arab region U1 - 305.3 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - ESCWA KW - Mujeres KW - Género KW - Educación KW - ESCWA N1 - Impreso; 08011; The main thrust of the study is to investigate structural barriers that interact at three levels and impede the transformation of women's educational gains into successful prospect for participation in the labour force in the ESCWA region. The study shows that the barriers are the following : policy framework, socialization, regulatory and organizational measures ER -