Equal Opportunities International: Volume 21 Issue 1

Analytical study of women’s participation in economic activities in Arab societies

Ashraf R. El‐Ghannam

Outlines important changes in the role of women in Arab societies, particularly in urban areas. Considers what factors impede or contribute to women’s work in all economic sectors…

New and unexplored possibilities – the Welsh legislature’s statutory duty to promote equality of opportunity

Paul Chaney

Draws upon recent legislative changes to Wales to provide new evidence and understanding of the way in which government reforms in the UK have impacted upon the promotion of…

Gender and subject decision at university. Gender specificity in subject perception and decision with main emphasis on science and technology

Birgit blättel‐Mink

States that the participation of men and women in the German academic and scientific system is unequally distributed. Shows that the higher the status at the university, the lower…

Technology: making things easier for all of us – for the disabled making things possible

Richard Cardinali, Zandralyn Gordon

Outlines barriers which face those with disabilities. Presents the US Federal Government’s view under the recent legislation and introduces the work of the Access Board. Examines…