What do Free Elections Mean for Women in the Muslim World?

Revolution has shaken the Middle East, sending unrest throughout the region – “out with the old and in with the new.”  How will women’s issues be represented in the new democracies?  And will Islamist parties pursue an agenda that may hurt the interests of Muslim women?

Prof. Lisa  Blaydes, an expert on the Middle East, and assistant professor at Stanford, has explored the reasons for the persistence of patriarchal norms in the Islamic world.   Join us to hear Prof. Blaydes give further details on what she discovered about the lives and aspirations of Muslim women through her analysis of her observational data.

When:
Wednesday, August 31, 2011. 12:00 PM.
Approximate duration of 1 hour(s).
Where:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab, 2575 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025. Research Office Bld #048, Redwood Conference Rooms C&D (Map)
Audience:
Faculty/Staff
General Public
Students
Tags:
Lecture / Reading
International
Sponsor:
Women's Interchange at SLAC (WIS)
Contact:
650-926-3474
cherrill@slac.stanford.edu
Admission:

This public lecture is free and open to anyone in the local community. Arrive at 11:45am to have time to park [free parking] and walk to the Research Office Building (ROB). Ask the main gate guard to point out the ROB.

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