According to the world bank, only one in five arab women have paid jobs. A lot of it comes down to social pressures and not a lot of women are in the labor force. Nother big factor is that it's really hard for women to exercise. In arab countries, so young girls and boys will often play football together on the streets. Once a girl hits puberty, it's not really acceptable to do that any more.
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