Samia al Botmeh
This study aims to examine the characteristics of Palestinian
women’s labour market participation and entrepreneurship while focusing on
the underlying factors shaping women’s work experience with a view towards
suggesting policies to enhance the position of women in the labour
market. For this purpose, the study starts by reviewing the theoretical
and empirical literature in order to provide a conceptual framework for
the research. In addition, aggregate and micro data provided by the Palestinian
Central Bureau of Statistic covering the past 17 years are heavily relied
upon to provide an insight into the developments taking place within the
labour market, with particular emphasis on women. On the qualitative
side, the research utilizes interviews (19) with relevant ministries
(Ministry of Women Affairs, Ministry of Labour) Chambers of commerce,
trade unions, and women NGOs to examine the factors underlying women’s
involvement in the labour market and entrepreneurship.
Finally, to provide further insight into the structural determinants of
women’s participation, focus group meetings were held in urban, rural and
refugee camps within three governorates, Bethlehem, Ramallah and Nablus.
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