I am a writing a thesis focused on the impact of economic transformation on the status of women in Qatar and I am currently looking for sources of literature on status of women. Thank you.
Although your research is focused on Qatar, however, few gender focused studies can be of great source of your literature review section, especially to conceptualise your research questions. The following can be a relevant read:
Thesis Women’s Access to Credit and Gender Relations in Bangladesh
Some other publications of mine are going to be helpful to gather ideas on status of women.
Dear Zusanna
I would first urge you to conceptualize status of women.
According to Measure Evaluation while discussing status there is a need to distinguish between day to day condition and position of women vis a vis men (now referred to as gender equality). In the context of economic transformation, day to day condition would include aspects such as access to safe transport, creches at work place, flexible hours of work etc. Economic position of women would include equal labour force participation rate, equal wages/salary for similar work, freedom from gender-role stereotyping, equal access to promotions, equal presence in managerial positions and board, equal ownership of firms and shares etc.
Mason (1986) further points to the need to see how women's status interlocks with other identities- social class, marital status, age etc. Status of women of one class need not be same as other class
You may like to use women's status -economic indicators in CEDAW, Beiing Platform for Action and SDGs. I am sharing a draft of my article, published by Institute of Social Studies Trust, New Delhi.
Best regards
Ranjani
Measure Evaluation, n.d. Women and Girls' Status and Empowerment https://www.measureevaluation.org/prh/rh_indicators/gender/wgse/women-and-girls-status-and-empowerment-indicators.html
Mason, K. (1986). The Status of Women: Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Demographic Studies. Sociological Forum, 1(2), 284-300. Retrieved May 19, 2021, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/684447
Margaret Atwood's fiction and interviews reflect the status of women in the contemporary world to a very good extend. She depicts the marginalization of women in the modern world and the consequences brought about due to the scientific advancements, which all seem to draw further boundaries to women's sphere.
Zuzana Miscikova
Take a look at Economic Empowerment of Women in the Islamic World: Theory and Practice (2020) by Jennifer L. Ward-Batts and Toseef Azid.
This resurces will help you dear @Zuzana.
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