1. Women’s Rights in the Middle East

2. Income for women
In 2012, the median earnings of people working full-time year-round:
American women earned a median income of $37,791.
American men earned a median income of $49,398.
2015 average: for every $1 men made, women moved up from 77cents to 80 cents.
Many women have been passed over for men when it comes to raises, promotions, and job offers.
The second bullet is intended to show growth IS happening – albeit slowly for women

3. US education History Now
Women were predominantly excluded from education until the mid 20th century
Harvard opened in 1636
Near 200 years of absent higher education for women
57% of college graduates are women
look for a contrast stat with percentage in earlier year

4. US Politics History Now
The 15th amendment (1869) allowed for African American men to vote.
The 19th amendment (1920) allowed for any US citizen woman to cast their ballets.
Now we have several prominent congress women, mayors, cabinet appointees, and presidential candidates.
Elizabeth Warren and ???

5. Do you feel that women in the United States are misrepresented or under represented? Support your answer
Misrepresented could lead to discussions about media representations…
Under represented in jobs? politics,? etc

6. Middle East Consists of 18 countries
Each are different in their own right but have similar issues regarding women's rights and regulations toward voting, education, and basic rights that men in the region have.

7. Theocratic Societies
Theocracy: Form of government in which political leaders are also religious leaders. There is no separation between church and state. Law of God or deities is directly held to the law of society.

8. Economic Availability
2015 Global Gender Gap Report 
13 of the lowest 15 countries for women in the work place come from the Middle East and North Africa.
Because of societal gender roles, more countries allow for women’s education, but discourage actual employment.
Some studies actually show that if women were to be integrated in the work force, that country’s GDP could so much as double in a decade.
Why do some countries keep women out of working opportunities?

9. Political Involvement in Middle East
In 2015, Saudi Arabian women gained the right to vote.
It’s still illegal for women to drive, hindering access to voting booths.
More recently, women are able to be political candidates.
Kuwait, Women had the right, revoked, in 2005 were reinvested voting rights back.
Afghanistan granted the right, Revoked by Taliban, then reinstituted after Taliban were defeated
The Theocratic governing system and cultural influences limit the rights women in Middle Eastern countries. What impacts does this have on education, political involvement, and social status within a family dynamic or community?
How have these limitations on women in society effected lifestyle in a family and in their community?

10. Education
Women were less likely to be offered schooling until recent years.
Women continue to fight societal roles of women, such as getting married, having children, and being taken care of by their husbands.
More women are being able to seek higher education in universities. In some countries, women actually outnumber men in university enrollment.
The problem with this trend concerns opportunity: Even with advanced access to education, women are not able to enter work force at the same rate as men.

11. Son vs Daughter in Education
2015

12. 2015

14. Burning Question activity- Half class has Improving Education Levels for Women in the Middle East, Half class has Yemeni Women’s Uphill Struggle for Education. They will silently read the article and respond to the question above. With 3 minutes left of class, have students from both perspectives share their understanding of the topic.