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来源类型 | Report |
规范类型 | 报告 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.7249/RR2868 |
来源ID | RR-2868-RC |
Barriers to Employment That Women Face in Egypt: Policy Challenges and Considerations | |
Louay Constant; Ifeanyi Edochie; Peter Glick; Jeffrey Martini; Chandra Garber | |
发表日期 | 2020-04-21 |
出版年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
结论 | Young women in Egypt face many obstacles in terms of labor force participation and employment, but steps can be taken to address these problems
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摘要 | Young women in Egypt face substantial inequalities in the labor market in terms of employment opportunities and wages. Labor force participation of young women is low and unemployment is high. Although education disparities between Egyptian women and men have diminished, women continue to earn less than men and face numerous challenges in finding employment. Furthermore, far more young women than young men are not in employment, education, or training. These indicators suggest that young Egyptian women seeking work face persistent structural challenges in securing employment. Key obstacles include the high cost of childcare, the expectation that women carry out the majority of household responsibilities, negative attitudes toward women in the workplace, lack of mobility, legal barriers, persistent wage gaps, sexual harassment in the workplace, and poor enforcement of anti-discrimination laws. ,The authors of this report assert that women's vastly disproportionate struggles to contribute economically are likely to seriously impede improvement of Egypt's economic outlook. Society is not fully reaping the rewards of its investments in human capital, as evidenced by the combination of women's growing educational attainment and their low employment. The authors point out that Egypt has allocated resources to expand education access, but has not provided a major beneficiary of this expanded access the opportunity to fully contribute to the country's growth and development. ,In this report, the authors examine the issues that are constraining young women in Egypt in terms of labor force participation and employment, consider governmental and nongovernmental initiatives that are underway to address these issues, and present policy considerations that can build on current efforts to help economically empower young women. |
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主题 | Egypt ; Employment and Unemployment ; Female Populations ; Gender Equity in the Workplace ; Labor Markets |
URL | https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2868.html |
来源智库 | RAND Corporation (United States) |
引用统计 | |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/524070 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Louay Constant,Ifeanyi Edochie,Peter Glick,et al. Barriers to Employment That Women Face in Egypt: Policy Challenges and Considerations. 2020. |
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