George W. Bush, with an eye toward influencing all of the Arab countries, recently lectured some folks in Egypt: “Building powerful economies also requires expanding the role of women in society”.
The May 28, 2008 New York Times carries an article on a Moroccan-born Belgian woman who has become a prominent Muslim leader. It isn’t clear that this is what W. had in mind…
That, and the fact that he was probably wrong. I can’t imagine expanding the role of women actually helps economies long term if it means the population stops reproducing, which seems to be happening in every Western nation which has a large female workforce.