Women in Syria
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 A female university student in Damascus, Syria in 2010 | |
| Global Gender Gap Index[1] | |
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| Value | 0.5661 (2013) |
| Rank | 133rd out of 136 |
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Women in Syria are women who lives in or are from Syria. Syria Comment described that Syrian women have been able to acquire several rights that have not been granted to their counterparts in other Arab nations. Such rights include the custody of children aged 15 years old or younger; and the right to give their nationality to their offspring whose father is not a national of Syria.[2]
Clothing preferences
A common attire of women, particularly in the large cities, are Western clothing that includes long skirts, pants, jeans, high-heeled shoes, in addition to the sporting of the hijab and the monteau (a type of coat), sometimes accented by a “coordinating purse”.[2]
References
- ↑ "The Global Gender Gap Report 2013". World Economic Forum. pp. 12–13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Status of Women in Syria – A debate, April 25, 2009
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