Abstract:
The current study aims to discover the attitudes of the students of the universities of Duhok and Yuzuncu Yil towards women's issues relating to education, work and assuming administrative positions and political participation. Besides, the study aims at spotting the impact of certain variables (e.g., sex, university, specialization and grade) on students' attitudes towards women's issues.
The importance of this study stands out as it looks at the significance of studying trends in general and at the significance of the subject of the gender equality of women and man their right to get education, employment, political participation and administrative positions. It also detects the role of university education in a change in attitudes towards some of the traditional social issues that hinder such a development, aiming at uncovering the proposals and future recommendations which may lead to prosperity and social stability.
This study depended on a descriptive approach that is based on a comparative study of the phenomenon as it is in reality. The researcher has used a special tool (a questionnaire) for the detection of students' attitudes towards the right of women to get education, employment, political participation and administrative positions. The preparation of the questionnaire has passed through two stages: The first stage: the exploratory study and the second stage: the basic field study.
