abstract:This article explores the relationship between gender and modern nation building in Qatar, with attention to how Qatari women negotiate the challenges of modern development and social change. The article analyzes Qatarʾs strategic use of gendered nation-building initiatives, founded on representations of women as both symbols of tradition and markers of modernity, to facilitate modern development and construct a national identity. In addition, the article uncovers the myriad ways Qatari women respond to the stateʾs gendered initiatives and dualistic expectations, engage with state conceptualizations of modernity and tradition, and negotiate social and religious gender norms. The article argues that Qatari women's views reflect their strategic negotiation, rather than uncritical submission or acceptance, of social and religious norms alongside increased expectations for participation in the workforce and higher education. The study, derived from fifteen qualitative interviews with Qatari women aged twenty-six to fifty-six, unearths certain trends in participant views on gender roles, modern development, and tradition. The participants express satisfaction with and a desire to maintain established gender paradigms. They simultaneously emphasize the positive aspects of modernization and express concern about a loss of traditional values.

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卡塔尔的性别与国家建设

摘要：本文探讨了卡塔尔的性别与现代国家建设之间的关系，关注卡塔尔女性如何应对现代发展和社会变革的挑战。文章分析了卡塔尔对性别国家建设倡议的战略性使用，该倡议建立在妇女作为传统象征和现代标志的表征之上，以促进现代发展和构建民族认同。此外，文章还揭示了卡塔尔妇女对国家的性别倡议和二元期望做出回应、参与国家对现代性和传统的概念化以及协商社会和宗教性别规范的无数方式。文章认为，卡塔尔妇女的观点反映了她们的战略谈判，而不是不加批判的屈服或接受，社会和宗教规范以及对参与劳动力和高等教育的期望增加。该研究源自对 26 至 56 岁的卡塔尔女性的 15 次定性访谈，揭示了参与者对性别角色、现代发展和传统的看法的某些趋势。参与者表示满意并希望维持既定的性别范式。他们同时强调现代化的积极方面，并表达了对传统价值观丧失的担忧。参与者表示满意并希望维持既定的性别范式。他们同时强调现代化的积极方面，并表达了对传统价值观丧失的担忧。参与者表示满意并希望维持既定的性别范式。他们同时强调现代化的积极方面，并表达了对传统价值观丧失的担忧。