DOCSLIB.ORG

A Qualitative Study of College-Educated Qatari Women: from the Classroom to the Boardroom

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
A Qualitative Study of College-Educated Qatari Women: from the Classroom to the Boardroom ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF COLLEGE-EDUCATED QATARI WOMEN: FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE BOARDROOM Claire E. Jacobson, Doctor of Philosophy, 2014 Dissertation directed by: Dr. Robert Croninger, Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership In Qatar, a small Middle Eastern Country, bordered by Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf, over 75% of college students are female but only 34% of the workforce is female. This qualitative study explores the paradox of highly educated and underemployed Qatari women through interviews with six college-educated Qatari women. To date, the majority of the research about the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) focuses on national- regional- and institution-level issues and not on individual experiences. There is a particular void in understanding the individual experience of Qatari women, even though there has been energy at the national level to create policies that expand educational opportunities, and to a more limited extent, workforce opportunities for women. Given this context, this study focuses on college-educated Qatari women’s motivation for and experiences with higher education and workforce opportunities. This study found that this group of highly motivated and highly educated young Qatari women were entering the workforce, challenging the existing paradox; however, it was easier for some women to take advantage of educational opportunities than professional opportunities. Women faced challenges in negotiating professional and personal identities within Qatar’s rapidly changing social structure, especially in terms of shifting gender norms. They experienced points of stress, especially in the workforce and in family relationships though they remained highly motivated to acquire additional education and succeed in the workplace. This study calls for further examination of these issues and of existing paradigms of women and work in MENA. A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF COLLEGE-EDUCATED QATARI WOMEN: FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE BOARDROOM By Claire E. Jacobson Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Maryland, College Park, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy 2014 Advisory Committee: Professor Robert Croninger, Chair Professor Francine Hultgren Professor Emeritus Steven Selden Professor Steven Klees Professor Linda Valli © Copyright by Claire E. Jacobson 2014 Acknowledgements This project is about women’s educational and career aspirations, so, above all, I must thank my mother who planted the seed of both in me. Thank you for always taking the time to explain one more thing to a curious child: It looks like it finally paid off. To my father, Lee Jacobson, and my grandmother, Mary Wagner, I hope I have made you proud. Thank you to my sister, Tyler, and my brother, Lowell, and to my siblings-in laws, Bradley and Jill (to be); I am lucky to count you as family. Thank you to my advisor, Dr. Bob Croninger, for your insightful and thorough commentary on this project; it has made me a better researcher. Thank you also to Dr. Steve Selden, my advisor throughout my coursework and proposal. Your support was invaluable during the first half of my doctoral program. Many of my memories of the COE are of your courses and I thank you. Thank you also to Dr. Hanne Mawhinney for making me into a qualitative researcher. Your influence was invaluable on this project. And thank you to my committee Drs. Francine Hultgren, Linda Valli and Steve Klees for your time and attention to my work. Thank you to my writing group, Kanoe Bunney, Amanda Bowsher and Kathleen Hoyer. With your support the end seemed possible. I know my work is better because of you and I certainly enjoyed the process more with you. Three down and one to go! Thank you to my colleagues at the University Career Center, especially Becky Weir and Linda Lenoir, for giving me a home on campus. To my Northwestern and DC friends, thank you for a lifetime of friendship and support! So many people provided support, love and kindness during this process. Please know how much you mean to me and that I know I could not have done this without you! I am very blessed. Finally, thank you to the Qatari women who generously shared their stories with me. ii Table of Contents Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................. ii Chapter 1: Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1 Returns to Education for Women .................................................................................... 3 Qatar ................................................................................................................................ 4 Statement of Purpose and Research Questions ............................................................. 10 Justification for Study ................................................................................................... 11 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 12 Chapter 2: Review of the Literature .................................................................................. 13 Structure and Parameters .................................................................................................. 13 Status of Women in MENA .............................................................................................. 17 Oil and Economy ........................................................................................................... 18 Islam .............................................................................................................................. 21 (Neo)Patriarchy ............................................................................................................. 23 Summary ....................................................................................................................... 26 Labor Market Policies ....................................................................................................... 26 The Rentier State ........................................................................................................... 26 Reasons for Reform ....................................................................................................... 31 Summary ....................................................................................................................... 33 Education Reform ............................................................................................................. 34 Population Drivers: Demand for Increased University Enrollment .............................. 34 Policy Drivers: Qatarization .......................................................................................... 38 Summary ....................................................................................................................... 39 Women’s Motivation ........................................................................................................ 39 Women’s Motivation for Pursuing Higher Education .................................................. 40 Women’s Motivation for Working ................................................................................ 42 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................ 48 Chapter 3: Methodology ................................................................................................... 50 Critical Realism ................................................................................................................ 50 iii Interviews .......................................................................................................................... 52 Research Design................................................................................................................ 55 Data Collection Methods ............................................................................................... 55 Participant Recruitment ................................................................................................. 60 Sample ........................................................................................................................... 66 Participant Sketches ...................................................................................................... 66 Informed Consent .......................................................................................................... 68 Data Analysis ................................................................................................................ 69 Data Presentation........................................................................................................... 70 Validity ............................................................................................................................. 71 Study Limitations .............................................................................................................. 74 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 75 Chapter Four: Findings ..................................................................................................... 76 “An Internal Sense That We Have Something to Prove:” ...............................................
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Actor As Vessel: a Journey Towards Citizen Artistry
    Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Scholars Compass Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 2011 The Actor as Vessel: A Journey Towards Citizen Artistry Joseph Carlson Virginia Commonwealth University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd Part of the Theatre and Performance Studies Commons © The Author Downloaded from https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2476 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at VCU Scholars Compass. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of VCU Scholars Compass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Actor as Vessel: A Journey Towards Citizen Artistry A thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Masters of Fine Arts in Theatre Pedagogy with emphasis in Performance specializing in The Use of Ritual Poetic Drama Within the African Continuum from Virginia Commonwealth University By Joseph Anthony Carlson Bachelor of Fine Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University 2008 Masters of Fine Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2011 Thesis Director Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, Theatre Virginia Commonwealth University Acknowledgement My grandmother Carlson taught me that the most important thing in life are the relationships you forge with people encountered along the journey. For seven years I have walked the path of artist in training during which time I have been fortunate to meet an innumerable bounty of brilliant, creative, self-motivated artists whom have been a source of inspiration for years. From the folks that first let me try out my talents as a teacher in student run movement laboratories, to my third year acting students who have facilitated my journey as a teacher; I thank you.
    [Show full text]
  • From the Arab Spring to Black Lives Matter & Beyond
    Youth struggles: from the Arab spring to black lives matter & beyond LSE Research Online URL for this paper: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/100376/ Version: Accepted Version Article: Honwana, Alcinda Manuel (2019) Youth struggles: from the Arab spring to black lives matter & beyond. African Studies Review, 62 (1). pp. 8-21. ISSN 0002-0206 https://doi.org/10.1017/asr.2018.144 Reuse Items deposited in LSE Research Online are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved unless indicated otherwise. They may be downloaded and/or printed for private study, or other acts as permitted by national copyright laws. The publisher or other rights holders may allow further reproduction and re-use of the full text version. This is indicated by the licence information on the LSE Research Online record for the item. [email protected] https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/ Youth Struggles: From the Arab Spring to Black Lives Matter & Beyond Alcinda Manuel Honwana Abstract: The majority of young people in Africa are today living in ‘waithood,’ a prolonged, difficult, and dynamic transition into adult life. This experience is shared with an increasing number of young people in the developed North who are also grappling with issues of joblessness and political exclusion. This waithood generation is increasingly losing faith in the ability of its leaders to address young people’s needs and expectations, and it is rebelling against the status quo. From the youth uprisings that led to the Arab Spring and the ousting of Abdoulaye Wade in Senegal and Campaore in Burkina Faso, to political protest movements such as Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter in the US and Los Indignados in Spain, young people have been at the forefront of political change.
    [Show full text]
  • Winemakers' Dinners | Cruises | Weddings
    SUMMER 2014 thunderbird THUNDERBIRD LODGE | THUNDERBIRD YACHT | TOURS | WINEMAKERS’ DINNERS | CRUISES | WEDDINGS | CORPORATE FUNCTIONS You Are ordially nvited C I 18th Annual INTERNATIONAL LakeLuxury EstatesTahoe Tour Zephyr Cove Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Glenbrook 10:00am to 5:00pm Incline Village Carson Valley Reno Greaegle Tahoe City Truckee Squaw Valley South Lake Tahoe London Join us for a fabulous day touring some of Lake Tahoe’s most prestigious properties for sale and get a rare glimpse into the luxury Tahoe lifestyle. Would you like to have your home considered for the tour? Please contact us for more information and for a private invitation to the tour. Pat Gannon 775 588 6130 [email protected] /ChaseInternational @ChaseLuxury Table of Contents A Note From the Chairman 2 The Chief Executive’s Letter 3 MARK C. PAGE MARK History Thunderbird’s Wings Are Clipped...For Now 4 Thunderbird Treasures 7 George Whittell, Jr. 8 America’s Most Expensive House 10 Public Tours Thunderbird Tours 13 Public Tours by Land 13 Tours for Schools and Youth Groups 13 Wine and Cheese Tours 13 Public Tours by Water 15 Tours for Private Groups 15 CATHERINE HALL STUDIOS CATHERINE Happenings Winemakers’ Dinner Series 17 Happenings 18 Occasions Weddings 20 Corporate Events 21 Giving Membership—Join or Renew 23 Corporate Sponsorships 23 Legacy Gifts 25 Making a Bequest 25 Welcome Thunderbird Welcomes Chef Aubrey King 26 Volunteers 27 Museum Store 28 Copyright ©2014 Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society. Thunderbird Preservation is the official publication of the Thun- derbird Lodge Preservation Society dba Thunderbird Lake Tahoe, a 501(c)(3) Nevada non-profit corporation.
    [Show full text]
  • WIDER Working Paper 2014/067 the Economics of Marriage in North Africa
    WIDER Working Paper 2014/067 The economics of marriage in North Africa Ragui Assaad1 and Caroline Krafft2 April 2014 World Institute for Development Economics Research wider.unu.edu Abstract: Marriage is the single most important economic transaction and social transition in the lives of young people. Yet little is known about the economics of marriage in much of the developing world. This paper examines the economics of marriage in North Africa, where asymmetric rights in marriage create incentives for extensive up-front bargaining and detailed marriage contracts. As well as describing the limited literature on the economics of marriage in North Africa, this paper draws on economic theories of the marriage market and game-theoretic approaches to bargaining to propose a unifying framework for the economics of marriage in North Africa. New empirical evidence is presented on the economics of marriage in Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia, illustrating how individuals’ characteristics and ability to pay shape bargaining power and marriage outcomes, including age at marriage, marriage, costs, consanguinity, and nuclear residence. Keywords: economics of marriage, marriage market, marriage contract, bargaining, North Africa, age at marriage, marriage costs, consanguinity, nuclear residence JEL classification: J12, J16, N37, C78 Note: Tables and Figures are at the end of the paper. 1University of Minnesota and Economic Research Forum, [email protected]; 2University of Minnesota, [email protected]. This paper was prepared for the ‘Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics’ authors’ conference in Beijing, 8-10 December 2013, implemented with UNU-WIDER. Copyright © UNU-WIDER 2014 ISSN 1798-7237 ISBN 978-92-9230-788-2 Typescript prepared by Anna-Mari Vesterinen and Liisa Roponen at UNU-WIDER.
    [Show full text]
  • Through the Iris TH Wasteland SC Because the Night MM PS SC
    10 Years 18 Days Through The Iris TH Saving Abel CB Wasteland SC 1910 Fruitgum Co. 10,000 Maniacs 1,2,3 Redlight SC Because The Night MM PS Simon Says DK SF SC 1975 Candy Everybody Wants DK Chocolate SF Like The Weather MM City MR More Than This MM PH Robbers SF SC 1975, The These Are The Days PI Chocolate MR Trouble Me SC 2 Chainz And Drake 100 Proof Aged In Soul No Lie (Clean) SB Somebody's Been Sleeping SC 2 Evisa 10CC Oh La La La SF Don't Turn Me Away G0 2 Live Crew Dreadlock Holiday KD SF ZM Do Wah Diddy SC Feel The Love G0 Me So Horny SC Food For Thought G0 We Want Some Pussy SC Good Morning Judge G0 2 Pac And Eminem I'm Mandy SF One Day At A Time PH I'm Not In Love DK EK 2 Pac And Eric Will MM SC Do For Love MM SF 2 Play, Thomas Jules And Jucxi D Life Is A Minestrone G0 Careless Whisper MR One Two Five G0 2 Unlimited People In Love G0 No Limits SF Rubber Bullets SF 20 Fingers Silly Love G0 Short Dick Man SC TU Things We Do For Love SC 21St Century Girls Things We Do For Love, The SF ZM 21St Century Girls SF Woman In Love G0 2Pac 112 California Love MM SF Come See Me SC California Love (Original Version) SC Cupid DI Changes SC Dance With Me CB SC Dear Mama DK SF It's Over Now DI SC How Do You Want It MM Only You SC I Get Around AX Peaches And Cream PH SC So Many Tears SB SG Thugz Mansion PH SC Right Here For You PH Until The End Of Time SC U Already Know SC Until The End Of Time (Radio Version) SC 112 And Ludacris 2PAC And Notorious B.I.G.
    [Show full text]
  • Celebration of Life and Legacy
    Celebration of Life and Legacy Robert Israel Lappin (z”l) and the 50th Anniversary of Youth to Israel Adventure 50th Anniversary LAPPIN FOUNDATION Enhancing Jewish Identity across Generations YOUTH TO ISRAEL In loving memory of Robert Israel Lappin (1922-2020) HERO, VISIONARY, COMMUNITY LEADER, AND PHILANTHROPIST Thank you for Youth to Israel Adventure (Y2I), your lasting legacy. Your generosity changed the lives of thousands of Jewish teens and instilled in them love for Israel and for our Jewish Family. Letter to the Community Dear Friends, he words in this tribute book are heartfelt and inspiring. The memories and expressions of gratitude give us an opportunity to reflect on the indelible Tmark and lasting impact Robert (Bob) Israel Lappin left on our community and in our lives. As meaningful as the words are, so are the names — your names — names of individuals who support the mission and work that Bob Lappin set in motion. The Celebration of Life and Legacy honoring Bob Lappin and the 50th Anniversary of Youth to Israel Adventure (Y2I), his legacy, was a bright spot in an otherwise dark and challenging year. The event, which was the kick-off to our 2021 Annual Campaign, was a resounding success. My thanks to the Y2I 50th Committee, chaired by Stacey Comito, for planning a meaningful and memorable celebration. Our second fundraiser, Shmooze with Shulem Shtisel, featuring Dov Glickman, patriarch of the Israeli hit TV show Shtisel, was a hit! In addition to being a fundraiser, it was a friendraiser. Many thanks to the Program Committee for your extraordinary outreach, giving Lappin Foundation the opportunity to make new friends and gain new supporters.
    [Show full text]
  • West African Youth Challenges and Opportunity Pathways
    GENDER AND CULTURAL STUDIES IN AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA West African Youth Challenges and Opportunity Pathways Edited by Mora L. McLean Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora Series Editor Oyeronke Oyewumi Bayonne, NJ, USA This book series spotlights the experiences of Africans on the continent and in its multiple and multilayered diasporas. Its objective is to make available publications that focus on people of African descent wherever they are located, ratgeting innovative research that derives questions, con- cepts, and theories from historical and contemporary experiences. The broad scope of the series includes gender scholarship as well as studies that engage with culture in all its complexities. From a variety of disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary orientations, these studies engage current debates, address urgent questions, and open up new perspectives in African knowledge production. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/14996 Mora L. McLean Editor West African Youth Challenges and Opportunity Pathways Editor Mora L. McLean Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ, USA Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora ISBN 978-3-030-21091-5 ISBN 978-3-030-21092-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21092-2 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020 This book is an open access publication. Open Access This book is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence and indicate if changes were made.
    [Show full text]
  • Kd Lagu Judul Lagu Penyanyi Mark
    By Titles # Harga @lagu hanya Rp.1000,- # Minimal 100 lagu, 500 lagu bonus SOFTWARE YEN-KARAOKE # Format file DAT/MPEG # Paket : DVD # Pembayaran Via Transfer Bank Mandiri No.Rek. 156-00-0223716-4 A/n Yendry # Pengiriman Via jasa JNE # Contact : Yendry 0812 50000 150 Beri tanda 1 pada kolom Mark untuk lagu pilihan Kirim xls ini kembali ke [email protected] bila anda memesan lagu2 karaoke berikut ini Kd_Lagu Judul_Lagu Penyanyi Mark E-0001 1 2 3 4 PLAIN WHITE TS Total lagu yg dip E-0002 1+1=CINTA BROERY PESOLIMA E-0003 100% PURE LOVE CRYSTAL WATER E-0004 1000 STARS NATALIE BASSINGTHWAIGTHE Harga E-0005 12 STEP CLARA FEAT MISSY ELLIOT E-0006 123 WHITNEY HOUSTON E-0007 18 TILL I DIE NN BARAT E-0008 1973 JAMES BLUNT E-0009 1999 PRINCE E-0010 21 GUNS GREEN DAY E-0011 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN GREEN DAY E-0012 25 MINUTES MLTR E-0013 25 OR 6 TO 4 NN BARAT E-0014 3 WORDS CHERYL COLE AND WILL I AM E-0015 3 BRITNEY SPEARS E-0016 30 SECONDS TO MARS A BEAUTIFUL LIE E-0017 4 EVER THE VERONICAS E-0018 4 MINUTES MADONNA FEAT JUSTIN E-0019 500 MILES AWAY FROM HOME PETER PAUL AND MARY E-0020 500 MILES PETER PAUL AND MARY E-0021 7 DAYS CRAIG DAVIDS E-0022 7 SECONDS YOUSSON NDOUR E-0023 7 THINGS MILEY CYRUS E-0024 7 YEARS AND 50 DAYS GROOVE COVERAGE E-0025 7 PRINCE E-0026 9 TO 5 DOLLY PARTON E-0027 A BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME JOHNNY CHRISTOPHER E-0028 A BETTER MAN NN BARAT E-0029 A BLOSSOM FELL NAT KING COLE E-0030 A CERTAIN KIND NN BARAT E-0031 A CERTAIN SMILE NN BARAT E-0032 A DEAR JOHN LETTER SKEETER DAVIDS E-0033 A DIFFERENT BEAT BOYZONE E-0034 A DIFFERENT
    [Show full text]
  • Youth, Waithood and Protest Movements in Africa
    “Enough is Enough!”: Youth Protests and Political Change in Africa Alcinda Honwana Prelude I would like to thank the Centre for African Studies at the University of Free State for inviting me to be the keynote speaker on this important occasion. I particularly thank Prof Heidi Hudson and her team for all the arrangements that made my visit possible. I also thank all of you for being here this evening. Let me start my remarks with a word about the recent attacks against African immigrants, including my fellow Mozambicans, working and living in South Africa. These outrageous acts are totally unacceptable, particularly in a region that shares so much history and prides itself of the tremendous solidarity in our common struggles for independence, racial equality, social justice and political rights. These acts of violence must be strongly condemned. But as social scientists, we have the obligation to go beyond mere condemnation, and try to understand the underlying causes for this phenomenon. Is this just a result of fierce competition for jobs and livelihoods amongst the poor of the poorest? Are poverty, unemployment and economic hardship the only reasons behind this violence? Could it be that the needs, the aspirations, the suffering and the lives of “others” matter less than our own? Or could this be a disregard or ignorance about our shared history of colonial oppression, racial discrimination and national liberation? How can we, social scientists, shed light on these critical questions? How can we help decision-makers address this serious threat that undermines the relationship of South Africans with their neighbours, and risks to derail the efforts for peaceful and mutually beneficial regional integration? This is indeed the challenge we face.
    [Show full text]
  • The Challenges Faced by Unemployed Youths and Their Coping Strategies
    UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE CHALLENGES FACED BY UNEMPLOYED YOUTHS AND THEIR COPING STRATEGIES (RESPONSES) TO SUSTAIN LIVELIHOODS. CASE STUDY OF MBARE. A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY. FACULTY OF SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY BY TINASHE MASHAMBO R121551K AKNWOLEDGEMENTS To begin with I would like to acknowledge and thank my supervisor Dr Mate for the suitable supervision in producing this research study. My sincere gratitude goes to my family who presented me with chance to pursue my studies under difficult times. Thanks also to my two mothers Alice and Melody Tekwa for being there for me. I would like to thank Admire Chakawa for helping me with the research findings in the not so easy to penetrate suburb of Mbare. Moreover I would like to thank my classmate and brother the late Vitalis Chikomba although you could not get to see your own project as well as this one I hope you are in a better place. Lastly I give thanks and praise to God Almighty. To all the youths in Mbare, take the initiative; nothing works unless you do!!! ABSTRACT The study focuses on the challenges being faced by unemployed youths in Mbare as well as the various responses they engage in to sustain livelihoods and escape poverty in the face of unemployment and economic hardships. The research has recognised unemployment as the major challenge affecting youths in modern society and as a component affecting their livelihoods leaving them vulnerable to poverty. Unemployment amongst youths has led to new livelihood strategies which include selling of CD’s and DVD’s, drug dealing, back yard studios and gyms as well as prostitution as a livelihood strategies in face of unemployment.The study based its concepts and theoretical underpinnings on Giddens’ Structuration theory to deliberate the challenges and how they are handled by youths in society.
    [Show full text]
  • Waithood’: Youth Transitions and Social Change
    chapter 2 ‘Waithood’: Youth Transitions and Social Change Response to Syed Mansoob Murshed Alcinda Honwana1 Abstract This paper examines the challenges of youth transitions to adulthood in Africa as an illustration of global contemporary forms of the struggle for freedom from want and freedom from fear. It explores the lives of young people struggling with unemployment and sustainable livelihoods in the context of widespread social and economic crisis. Failed neo-liberal economic policies, bad governance and political instability have caused stable jobs to disappear—and without jobs young people cannot support themselves and their families. Most young Africans are living in a period of suspension between childhood and adulthood that I call ‘waithood’. This state of limbo is becom- ing pervasive and is gradually replacing conventional adulthood. While focusing on four African case studies, the paper argues that youth in Europe, North America and other parts of the world face the same crisis of joblessness and restricted futures. Thus, this youth crisis is global. The ‘waithood generation’ possesses a tremendous transfor- mative potential, as young people understand that the struggle to attain freedom from want requires radical social and political change. From riots and protests in the streets of Maputo, Dakar, Madrid, London, New York and Santiago, to revolutions that over- throw dictatorships in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, the ‘waithood generation’ appears to be conquering freedom from fear and fighting for their rights. Introduction The majority of African youths are today grappling with a lack of jobs and defi- cient education. After they leave school with few skills, they are unable to obtain work and become independent—to build, buy, or rent a house for themselves, support their relatives, get married, establish families and gain social recognition as adults.
    [Show full text]
  • Timuel D. Black Centenary Celebration 5 6 Timuel D
    “I like the sunrise because it brings a new day.” T I M U E L D . B L A C K 1OO “I LIKE THE SUNRISE BEC AUSE IT BRINGS A NEW DAY.” Tim Black 1OOCENTENARY CELEBRATION President Robert J. Zimmer and the Office of Civic Engagement are pleased to celebrate Timuel Black on his 100th birthday. Alumnus. Leader. Historian. Teacher. Activist. Hero. We salute the contributions you have made to all of our communities, especially the South Side. CENTENARY CELEBRATION 3 4 TIMUEL D. BLACK CENTENARY CELEBRATION 5 6 TIMUEL D. BLACK CENTENARY CELEBRATION 7 GUILLAUME LACROIX Consul General of France in Chicago Guillaume Lacroix became Consul General of France in Chicago on August 29th, 2017. He holds diplomas from Institut d’études politiques de Paris and Université Panthéon- Assas. He speaks Swahili, a language he studied at Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales in Paris and in Zanzibar, Tanzania. He started his diplomatic career in 1997. He was assigned to the Department of African and Indian Ocean Affairs in Paris, then to the French Embassy in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and to the French Embassy in Washington. He was also posted in two other diplomatic institutions: at the U.S. State Department as part of the Transatlantic Diplomatic Fellow program and at the European External Action Service in Brussels. From 2013 until 2017, he served in the cabinets of French Foreign Affairs Ministers Laurent Fabius and Jean-Marc Ayrault as Counsellor for African Affairs. Guillaume Lacroix was born in 1971 in Auxerre (Burgundy). He is married and has two children.
    [Show full text]