Asking this as a Qatari with a polygamous father. My father’s second wife is Swedish and I know it was a tough pill to swallow for her family and friends back home.
Asking this as a Qatari with a polygamous father. My father’s second wife is Swedish and I know it was a tough pill to swallow for her family and friends back home.
Well, household staff in Qatar are almost exclusively from South / Southeast Asia. They’re not in this sociocultural-religious equation as they’re not locals. They’re just here working as chefs, maids, nannies, drivers, etc. Migrant workers. My family has always treated our staff well and never saw them as beneath us, but I’d be lying if I said there are no families which mistreat their staff.
Work force participation for women in Qatar is 63.3% (https://genderdata.worldbank.org/en/economies/qatar#%3A~%3Atext=In+Qatar%2C+the+labor+force%2Clabor+force+participation+has+increased.) and women outnumber men in universities (https://dohanews.co/qatari-women-outnumber-men-at-local-universities/)
Yes, they are. The system you described above, of women being provided for and not having to work, only works if you are rich and have poorer people you can exploit to do the childcare and housework for you.