The marginalization of women can often be linked to certain embedded informal norms, especially in collectivist communities in developing countries. Understanding the roots and processes of marginalizing women is vital for designing and proposing effective interventions against many forms of gender discrimination in these societies. In Norms and Gender Discrimination in the Arab World, Abadeer incorporates informal norms such as religion, mores, myths, taboos, codes of conduct, customary laws, and traditions into the structure of formal rules (e.g., polity, judiciary, law, and the enforcement...
The marginalization of women can often be linked to certain embedded informal norms, especially in collectivist communities in developing countries. U...