djibouti / http://backend.userland.com/rss Â鶹´«Ã½AV WebTeam About one in three young Arab women participate in their country's labor force versus about eight in 10 young Arab men. Broad gender gaps persist despite strides toward gender equity in education, particularly in high-income countries. /poll/153659/Two-Thirds-Young-Arab-Women-Remain-Workforce.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/153659/Two-Thirds-Young-Arab-Women-Remain-Workforce.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT A median of 41% across 19 sub-Saharan African countries Â鶹´«Ã½AV surveyed in 2011 express confidence in the honesty of elections in their countries. Trust in the electoral system varies greatly across countries, with Ghanaians the most confident year after year among those surveyed. /poll/150842/Africans-Lack-Confidence-Honesty-Elections.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/150842/Africans-Lack-Confidence-Honesty-Elections.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:00:00 GMT A median of one in five Africans aged 15 to 24 who are not already business owners say they plan to start their own business in the next 12 months, according to Â鶹´«Ã½AV surveys in 27 African countries and areas. Young African women are as likely as young men to report planning to launch a business. /poll/148271/Least-African-Youth-Plan-Start-Business.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/148271/Least-African-Youth-Plan-Start-Business.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT Young people in several Arab countries became less likely in 2010 to believe their leadership fully uses their human capital. Young Egyptians' perceptions experienced one of the largest declines: fewer than 3 in 10 say Egypt's leadership maximizes youth potential, down from almost 4 in 10 in 2009. /poll/146018/Young-Egyptians-Increasingly-Potential-Untapped.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/146018/Young-Egyptians-Increasingly-Potential-Untapped.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:00:00 GMT Young people in the Arab League are nearly four times as likely as those in North America or Europe to plan to start businesses in the next year, according to 2010 findings from The Silatech Index: Voices of Young Arabs. /poll/144689/One-Seven-Young-Arabs-Plan-Start-Business.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/144689/One-Seven-Young-Arabs-Plan-Start-Business.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:00:00 GMT Religiosity is strongly related to per-capita income worldwide. In the poorest countries Â鶹´«Ã½AV surveyed in 2009, a median of 95% of adults say religion is an important part of their daily lives, compared with 47% who say the same in the world's richest countries. /poll/142727/Religiosity-Highest-World-Poorest-Nations.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/142727/Religiosity-Highest-World-Poorest-Nations.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:00:00 GMT Across the 117 countries Â鶹´«Ã½AV surveyed in 2009, the countries where at least half of residents said their local economies were getting better tended to be located in either Asia or the Middle East and North Africa. /poll/141050/Economic-Outlook-Brightest-Asia.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/141050/Economic-Outlook-Brightest-Asia.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:00:00 GMT "The Silatech Index: Voices of Young Arabs" report reveals widespread entrepreneurial ambitions among Arabs aged 15 to 29. Across 20 Arab League countries surveyed, a median 27% of young Arabs who were not already business owners said they intended to start a business in the next 12 months. /poll/126113/Entrepreneurial-Goals-Common-Among-Young-Arab-States.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/126113/Entrepreneurial-Goals-Common-Among-Young-Arab-States.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT In Arab countries, young people who are employed, highly educated, and aspire to create their own business are those most likely to say they would like to leave their country permanently, if they had the opportunity. The findings are based on Â鶹´«Ã½AV's latest report, "The Silatech Index: Voices of Young Arabs." /poll/126110/Arab-Countries-Emigration-Appeals-Employed.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/126110/Arab-Countries-Emigration-Appeals-Employed.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT New Â鶹´«Ã½AV data from 12 Arab League countries find approval of U.S. leadership up in 10 countries in fall 2009, compared with data collected earlier in the year. /poll/125054/Arab-League-Countries-Views-Leadership-2009.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/125054/Arab-League-Countries-Views-Leadership-2009.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:00:00 GMT