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중동 주요국의 여성 경제활동 확대 정책과 한국의 협력 방안: 사우디아라비아와 UAE를 중심으로(Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Middle East and Implications for Korea, with a Focus on Saudi Arabia and the UAE)

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  • Jung, Jae Wook

    (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)

  • Son, Sung Hyun

    (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)

  • Jang, Yunhee

    (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)

  • You, Kwang Ho

    (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)

Abstract

본 연구는 최근 여성의 경제 및 사회 참여 정책을 확대하고 있는 사우디아라비아, UAE 등 중동 주요국의 정책 변화의 배경과 현황을 소개하고, 이를 계기로 정부간 새로운 정책 협력 수요와 유망 산업 분야를 제시하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 중동지역에서 여성의 경제 참여 수준은 전 세계적으로 비교할 때 가장 낮다. 중동지역 고유의 법ㆍ제도와 문화가 그동안 여성의 사회활동을 억제하였던 것이 사실이다. 그러나 최근 중동의 핵심 산유국들이 여성의 경제 및 사회참여를 적극적으로 확대하고 있다. 이런 중동 주요국의 여성 정책은 탈석유 시대를 앞두고 자원 중심의 지대국가(rentier state)에서 벗어나기 위한 중동 산유국의 핵심 노동 정책으로 부각되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 여성의 경제ㆍ사회 활동 참여 확대의 배경과 세부 정책, 여성의 노동시장 참여로 인한 경제적 효과를 분석하고, 이를 바탕으로 우리나라의 대중동 경제협력 전략에 대한 정책적 시사점과 구체적인 정책 협력 방향을 제시하였다. This study examines the background and current status of recent women empowerment policy in the Middle East, especially in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and suggests new agenda for government-level policy cooperation and favorable sectors due to recent changes. The level of economic participation by women in the Middle East remains among the lowest in the world. Laws, institutions, and cultures inherent in the region have long restrained women’s social and economic activities. Recently, however, major oil countries in the Middle East are encouraging women’s economic and social participation. Thus women economic empowerment policy is becoming a key labor policy for these countries to depart from resource-oriented rentier states in preparation for the upcoming post-oil era. This study analyzes the background, detailed policies, and economic effects of women’s empowerment in the region, as well as providing policy implications and concrete policy approaches to further economic cooperation with Middle Eastern countries.

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  • Jung, Jae Wook & Son, Sung Hyun & Jang, Yunhee & You, Kwang Ho, 2019. "중동 주요국의 여성 경제활동 확대 정책과 한국의 협력 방안: 사우디아라비아와 UAE를 중심으로(Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Middle East and Implications for Korea, with a Focus on Saudi Arabia and the UAE)," Policy Analyses 19-4, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy.
  • Handle: RePEc:ris:kieppa:2019_004
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    중동; 여성. 노동시장;

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