Researchers need to isolate their own personal biases if we are to conduct truth – seeking culture research, even though this is difficult. In our study of Afghan and Saudi women on how family and collectivism impact entrepreneurial success/intention, we find that even within MiddleEastern Muslim women there are evident biases on their perceived degree of oppression. We conclude that both easterners and westerners are guilty of wrongfully stereotyping these women as “oppressed”, which can be attributed to poor understanding of social norms that shape their behaviors, which can be regarded as legitimate in the eyes of the so called “oppressee”.
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Abdelzaher, D. M., & Bullough, A. (2013). Personal Experiences of Oppression of Women Stereotypes in the Middle East: Both East and West are Guilty. AIB Insights, 13(2). https://doi.org/10.46697/001c.16954
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