Against wind and tides: A review of the status of women and gender equality in the Arab region (BEijing+20), by ESCWA chapter 2, 2016 1- understand descriptively the major points of the reading ( recap main concepts) 2- critically engage with the readings (ex. does the author present a convincing argument)is the evidence sound?is the methodology appropriate? is there a blind spot in the author’s reasoning? – try to connect important points in the paper to gender equality and its concept as discussed in class 3- raise 3 effective questions for discussion. these may include one clarification question and two substantive questions that can serve as the basis for discussion.
