According to a survey in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region on the Arab youth in 2020, 52 percent of female Arab youth respondents in the region believed that men and women had similar professionals opportunities. The majority of female Arab youth respondents in the region believed that men and women had equal access to quality education in that year.
Opinion of female Arab youths on the gender equality in professional opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa region in 2020
The survey question was as follows:
"Which of the following is closer to your opinion? In my country.."
Showing share of female responses.
The study was conducted in in two parts:
The first part was The Main Survey conducted in 17 countries between January 19 and March 3 2020 before the coronavirus outbreak with a count of 3,400 face-to face interviews, Covered countries were Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Yemen.
Syria and Sudan were recently added to the latest year's version of the survey in 2020. Each country had 200 respondent. Margin of error for this survey was +/-1.7 percent.
The second COVID-19 Pulse Survey between August 18 and 26, 2020 following the COVID-19 crisis with a count of 600 face-to-face and online interviews divided equally between six countries: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, Lebanon, Algeria, and Egypt. Margin of error for this survey was +/-4.0 percent.
All respondents were exclusively citizens of their countries and they were 50% male and female.
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Asdaa Burson Marsteller, & PSB Research. (October 5, 2020). Opinion of female Arab youths on the gender equality in professional opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa region in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192027/mena-opinion-on-gender-equality-in-professional-opportunities/
Asdaa Burson Marsteller, und PSB Research. "Opinion of female Arab youths on the gender equality in professional opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa region in 2020." Chart. October 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192027/mena-opinion-on-gender-equality-in-professional-opportunities/
Asdaa Burson Marsteller, PSB Research. (2020). Opinion of female Arab youths on the gender equality in professional opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa region in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192027/mena-opinion-on-gender-equality-in-professional-opportunities/
Asdaa Burson Marsteller, and PSB Research. "Opinion of Female Arab Youths on The Gender Equality in Professional Opportunities in The Middle East and North Africa Region in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192027/mena-opinion-on-gender-equality-in-professional-opportunities/
Asdaa Burson Marsteller & PSB Research, Opinion of female Arab youths on the gender equality in professional opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa region in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192027/mena-opinion-on-gender-equality-in-professional-opportunities/ (last visited October 12, 2024)
Opinion of female Arab youths on the gender equality in professional opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa region in 2020 [Graph], Asdaa Burson Marsteller, & PSB Research, October 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192027/mena-opinion-on-gender-equality-in-professional-opportunities/