What (the report is) pointing to is something really interesting which is this gap between public and private life. The public in some cases is further ahead and the private is lagging behind.

El Feki

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In the Arab region ... men are seen as financial providers and supporters -- this is how they define themselves, if men define themselves within that (economic) context and you take that self-identity away from them it becomes very difficult for them to find another role.

(In the Palestinian territories) there's a very high proportion of (men) talking to their kids about private, personal matters ... and the sad statistic is that so many of them feel they don't spend enough time with (their children) because of work, that really surprised me and I think it's a very positive finding (towards gender equality).

We're not trying to apologize (for men), but the vast majority of them are trying to get by (economically and professionally). We often don't see that because of the headlines that are about the men on the margins -- the one who are the extreme.