Use this posting to start commenting on the reading by Michael Ross. Try to stick to his methods and arguments, and not your own pet theory, except insofar as you bring to bear evidence related to that presented by Ross.
I am sure it was no coincidence that this was the last paper that we were assigned, as it debunks the previous reports that introduce economic growth as being a catalyst for gender equality. It is interesting to look at increased oil production with the “Dutch Disease” theory, but I think that gender inequality is coming from other factors.
I believe more so in using the Dollar and Gatti theories in religion and socio/cultural traditions to explain gender inequality. It is because of these that the women are not allowed into the oil industry in the first place.
Someone from the Michael Ross Blog commented that gender inequality has been present in the Middle East long before the exploration and production of oil. Therefore, the problem in gender inequality must rest in other foundations aside from the growth rate of the oil industry.
i agree with Brian in the fact that it seems more promising that the root cause of gender inequality comes from the cultural bias that is present in the Middle East than from the oil situation. While it makes sense that oil production perpetuates the gender inequality in the Middle East, I think that there is more data to support the cultural causes of gender discrimination. I find it interesting that Ross tried to explain the situation with different variables, but I don't find his analysis strong enough to conclude that oil is the reason for gender inequality in the Middle East.
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I am sure it was no coincidence that this was the last paper that we were assigned, as it debunks the previous reports that introduce economic growth as being a catalyst for gender equality. It is interesting to look at increased oil production with the “Dutch Disease” theory, but I think that gender inequality is coming from other factors.
I believe more so in using the Dollar and Gatti theories in religion and socio/cultural traditions to explain gender inequality. It is because of these that the women are not allowed into the oil industry in the first place.
Someone from the Michael Ross Blog commented that gender inequality has been present in the Middle East long before the exploration and production of oil. Therefore, the problem in gender inequality must rest in other foundations aside from the growth rate of the oil industry.
i agree with Brian in the fact that it seems more promising that the root cause of gender inequality comes from the cultural bias that is present in the Middle East than from the oil situation. While it makes sense that oil production perpetuates the gender inequality in the Middle East, I think that there is more data to support the cultural causes of gender discrimination. I find it interesting that Ross tried to explain the situation with different variables, but I don't find his analysis strong enough to conclude that oil is the reason for gender inequality in the Middle East.
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