Reply to Jack:
Education sucks in the public schools (or so I've heard from people who attended), but university wise, there's Education City which has the top American Universities in their specialized fields. So education is improving drastically here.
Security: if i can't walk alone at night then to me this place isn't that safe.
Sponsorship: that just plain sucks.
Gypsy, cultural barriers are much harder to break than religion. I mean in religion, it's ur personal choice, and u can choose to follow it or not, whereas in culture the entire society is watching ur every move, expecting from u to live up to the standards, and should u mess up u'll be looked down upon. It seems to us that religion is tougher only because they have been so intertwined over here.
You're right Charmed, being a woman is a barrier itself. West or east there will always be discrimination in different ways. I wonder if we'll get to see a world where there's sex equality (i doubt it).
Yes there are barriers here, but I'm seeing big improvements and the Qatari women are becoming more empowered (big example is Sheikha Moza). But there will always be people who will resist these changes, and I think it's cause of their insecurities and fear of the future and what's to come. But what do u all think can be done to break these cultural barriers ?
Reply to Jack:
Education sucks in the public schools (or so I've heard from people who attended), but university wise, there's Education City which has the top American Universities in their specialized fields. So education is improving drastically here.
Security: if i can't walk alone at night then to me this place isn't that safe.
Sponsorship: that just plain sucks.
Gypsy, cultural barriers are much harder to break than religion. I mean in religion, it's ur personal choice, and u can choose to follow it or not, whereas in culture the entire society is watching ur every move, expecting from u to live up to the standards, and should u mess up u'll be looked down upon. It seems to us that religion is tougher only because they have been so intertwined over here.
You're right Charmed, being a woman is a barrier itself. West or east there will always be discrimination in different ways. I wonder if we'll get to see a world where there's sex equality (i doubt it).
Yes there are barriers here, but I'm seeing big improvements and the Qatari women are becoming more empowered (big example is Sheikha Moza). But there will always be people who will resist these changes, and I think it's cause of their insecurities and fear of the future and what's to come. But what do u all think can be done to break these cultural barriers ?