Transitional society and participation of women in the public sphere: A survey of Qatar society

The purpose of this study was to assess the Qatar population current perceptions about women rights: like spouse selection, education, and their attitudes toward women’s new roles in Qatari society in transition period. Data was collected from responses of 1010 Qatari citizen participant in to a survey study. The survey results suggest that Qataris are responsive to traditional patriarchal gender roles of kinship family structures regarding roles that are suitable for women outside the household. The results found that the effects of modernization apparently do not pervade many traditional attitudes about gender differences, which influence women public participation.This publication was made possible by a grant from the Qatar National Research Fund (NPRP) NPRP 09-484-5-074. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the author and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Qatar National Research Fund