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More women than men study in Tunisia and unemployment among female academics is even higher

More women than men study in Tunisia and unemployment among female academics is even higher

TUNISIA, TUNIS: More women than men study in Tunisia and unemployment among female academics is even higher. Under Ben Ali state security watched all univesities closely in order to finish off any opposition immidiately. Only since a few years it is allowed to study with a headscarf.

TUNESEN, TUNIS: Die Studenten Union hat sich neu formiert und diskutiert, was man an der Universitaet veraendern kann. Es studieren mehr Frauen als Maenner und die Arbeitslosigkeit bei Akademikerinnen ist noch hoeher als bei Maennern. Zu Ben Alis Zeiten bewachte die Staatssicherheit alle Universitaeten, um jede Opposition im Keime zu ersticken. Erst seit wenigen Jahren ist es erlaubt mit Kopftuch zu studieren. Foto CLAUDIA WIENS

Sotna (Our Voice) More women than men study in Tunisia and unemployment among female academics is even higher
More women than men study in Tunisia and unemployment among female academics is even higher
Women's rights activist Bochra Belhaj Hmida is teaching basic political education to women in a poorer area of Tunis.
Women's rights activist Bochra Belhaj Hmida is teaching basic political education to women in a poorer area of Tunis.
Frauen im Umbruch in Tunesien Almost all girls in Tunisia go to school, also in small villages like Twansiya. Co-education is the norm.
Frauen im Umbruch in Tunesien