A new publication by Dr. Raddawi
March 11, 2025
Dr. Raddawi publishes a paper on Gender Equity and Intercultural Communication
Dr. Raddawi recently published a paper on nurturing gender equity through education in intercultural education. The paper will appear in Intercultural Communication Education and Research in the Middle East and North Africa, published by Routledge. Congratulations!
Raddawi, R. (January, 2025). Empowering Voices: Nurturing Gender Equity through Intercultural Communication Education in the Arab World in Intercultural Communication Education and Research in the Middle East and North Africa. Edited By Hamza R'boul. New York. Routledge
ABSTRACT
According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2021, The Middle East and North Africa remain the lowest in terms of gender equality with a 60.9% gender gap rate. Gender is a social and cultural construct, and gender roles are assigned by the society they belong to creating gender gaps and gender stereotypes. This chapter focuses on the effective role that intercultural communication education in the Arab world can play in helping reduce gender inequality in Arab countries. This research will emphasize the objectives of Intercultural Education (IC) in helping learners 1) understand better the other gender in terms of values, attributes and abilities 2) identify gender stereotypes, gender discrimination and prejudice and confront and act to avoid them. Educating individuals on the contextual meaning of these concepts and demonstrating to them the consequences of practicing gender discrimination can help reduce gender inequality in real life.