Dubai, UAE — The female citizens of the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries have good access to education—women outnumber men in university graduation rates–and healthcare and social services that should ideally boost their presence in the region’s workforce.
Though the wealthy Gulf nations are initiating measures to bring more women into the labor force, it will take decades to bridge the gender gap.
TRENDS takes a look at the state of gender diversity in the region:
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