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the BBC has sought to allay criticism of its talent costs by publishing salary bands for the pay of top stars.

they struggle to balance the conflicting expectations between domestic responsibilities and emerging professional opportunities.

In Qatar, four women have been appointed to ministerial positions since 2003.

Women in Gulf countries find themselves caught between two contradictory agendas for the 21st century.

She resigned when she was relegated to a desk job.

Saudi women successfully campaigned for the right to drive.

My research on women in the Arab Gulf finds, at home, they still enforce traditional gender roles.

Qatari women like Sheikha tend to face significant social pressure to settle down and have children by a certain age.

In Saudi Arabia, men can file a "disobedience" complaint against female relatives for leaving the house without permission.

Aim to reduce dependency on migrant labour by getting more women into the workforce.

Many women I met hold conservative views on marriage and the family.

Man can stop his wife from working if he feels her employment interferes with her domestic responsibilities or religious conduct.

Women are making political inroads in the region.

Through their nurturing of language, codes of ethics, behavioural patterns, value systems and religious beliefs, women play an indispensable role in upholding traditional familial and cultural values.

Female citizens outnumber male citizens in the workforce.

Women play an indispensable role in upholding traditional familial and cultural values.

A 32-year-old Qatari who now runs a cultural association for expatriates and tourists.

Saudi Arabia set a goal of 30 per cent female labour participation by 2030.

Qatari women like Sheikha tend to face significant social pressure to settle down and have children.

clerics, who have significant social and political influence in the region, enforce conservative readings of Islamic law that subordinate women.

women play an indispensable role in upholding traditional familial and cultural values.

Championing women’s advancement is one way Gulf rulers can present a positive international image

men can file a "disobedience" complaint against female relatives for leaving the house without permission.

In Kuwait, activists are now pushing for better protection against domestic violence.

I don’t want to say that marriage erases the dreams, she said, but sometimes with the family commitment you can’t do it.

women outnumber men in higher education enrollment.

women in all of the Gulf states must receive the approval of a male guardian to marry.

women must find their own ways to balance newfound freedoms with existing social and religious pressures.

if he feels her employment interferes with her domestic responsibilities or religious conduct.

But throughout history male leaders in the Gulf have associated patriarchal gender roles with religious purity

Qatari women I’ve interviewed say they struggle to balance the conflicting expectations.

All countries of the Arab Gulf now have workforce “nationalisation policies” that aim to reduce dependency on migrant labour by getting more women into the workforce