Out of 19 megacities, or urban centers with a population of more than 10 million people, Cairo is the most dangerous megacity for women. The Thomas Reuters Foundation, in a survey, based its ranking on women’s response to questions about sexual violence, harmful cultural practices, and access to good healthcare, finance, and education. The Egyptian capital was followed by Karachi in Pakistan, Kinshasha in Congo, and New Delhi in India, Reuters reported. On the opposite end, the most woman-friendly city is London in Britain, followed by Tokyo in Japan, and Paris in France. Impressions of few women’s rights activists Members of women’s rights groups and Egyptian women, in general, were not surprised by the results of the survey results. …show more content…
She pointed out that in New York, women cannot walk alone after 10 PM because they fear being assaulted and mugged. In contrast, she said that women in Cairo can stay out until 2 AM. She admitted that Cairo is not 100 safe, but stressed the city is not the most dangerous. While the city does not have a crime problem like many major cities, Latif conceded that much needs to be done to make Cairo a safer place for women. The sociology professor pushed for the approval of strict legislation to prevent people from engaging in violent actions against women. It must be followed by a law that would deal with social problems, such as unemployment and poverty, which trigger those practices. Struggling with all aspects However, Omaima Abou-Bakr, the co-founder of Women and Memory Forum, a campaign group based in Cairo, noted that centuries-old traditions made the city a tough place for women because of rife discrimination. She attributed it to Egypt still being a conservative nation which makes it difficult to initiative any radical progressive moves when it comes to women and women’s legislation. Shahira Amin, a women’s rights campaigner and journalist, agreed with Abou-Bakr’s comments. “Everything about the city is difficult for women,” she said. Amin noted that women are struggling in all aspects so that they could not even walk on the city streets without being harassed verbally or physically. In contrast, London Mayor Sadiq Khan observed that women
The role of women within Egyptian society was a highly complex one. Differing depending on their particular class and place within the social hierarchy, the women of ancient Egypt are often described as the most legally free and equal of any ancient civilisation.
Although these changes were not to last as the right established under the Nasser were rolled back as the society became more conservative. As The Mubarak regime (1980s and 1990s) further eroded women rights, many women to leave the workplace. Following the 2011 revolution a poll shoed that the majority of Egyptians were in support of the segregation of genders in workplaces. The amount of women in parliament is very little as they hold just two seats (0.57%) in parliament in 1957, 11 (2.49%) in 2000, and 10 (2.2%) in 2012. Sexual harassment against women is common in Egypt.In real areas girls will quite school after purity to avoid taking with the opposite sex and in conservative upper areas of Egypt many men prefer a women who stayed at home instead of going to school, although 49 percent of university students are women and 24 percent of the work force is made up of
Although the issue of women’s rights has attracted international recognition and support, women still face many inequalities and barriers. Gender-based violence and economic discrimination are problems in many parts of the world.
She claimed, “Gender inequality and rigid cultural practices create the gap between males and females in my country. Women and girls should passively follow men’s directions with little questioning.” She continued to explain how difficult it is for women to fight for their rights primarily to acquire equal rights concerning their position in the society. Her tone of voice and diction is a clear indication of the woes that women face with respect to cultural norms and expectations. “I am astounded by the number of female leaders in the US, medical practitioners and other male dominated professions in my homeland.” She
Life in Egypt for women is very hard and is proven to be one of the worst country for women to live in.They have to fight for their rights before they are all taken away. Women don't have to be physically strong, but being mentally strong is a sure way for men and women to be equal.If a women can think just as hard and can take the mental abuse of men with derogatory comments about them, then they should be treated equally.Women are mentally strong if they are not physically
These trends, however, do not account for the whole country because they differ from place to place. The case of Ciudad Juarez is particularly extreme and, sometimes, shocking. Ciudad Juarez is a city of 1.3 million people across from El Paso, Texas. Although Ciudad Juarez is incredibly rich in nature and culture, in the last couple of years, it has not been known because of these virtues; instead, it has been all over the news due to its homicide rates, which have had peak rates greater than many war zones. One particular aspect that characterizes the homicides of this city is the high level of “feminicidios” (femicides or feminicides in English) that have taken place in the last two decades. In fact, more than 300 women have been murdered
Various advocates and countries take steps to increase women's equality in culture during 1909. During this year in Egypt the influence of industrialization bring forth some of the same ideals amongst women from china in 1904. Ideas to improve their role in the workplace and to improve their role amongst society in Egypt. From the primary source found on page 684 of our textbook, we found excerpts from Women in Egypt amongst the upper-class having intellectual conversation about the effects of traditional religious practices on women's freedom and their potential role in society. As the Chinese held traditional values of women through their religion and social customs so too were subjected to such relations where the females of Egypt. Amongst their society men and those of the religion practiced believe women's role pertains to duties of the children and household while men's contribution was to be that of financial gains and provisions to the family's way of life. An outdated structural anomaly common amongst many men and women we see throughout various cultures. The women of this time period began to question these ideals held by their country just as various other civilizations have. What makes this source important is that it is one of many we found in this culture and in other cultures
“Without doubt, the last century has witnessed an unprecedented expansion of women’s rights, in one of the most profound social revolutions the world has ever seen. One hundred years ago, only two countries allowed women to vote. Today, that right is virtually universal. Millions of men and women around the world today advocate to end violence against women, and a record two-thirds of countries have passed laws against it.” – Michelle Bachelet, UN Women Executive Director
Police working the route to separate every one.(Tanvi misra) Activists get generally much less than they want and it takes a long time to get it, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t matter.” (Lily rothman) Introduction: *Women have been treated like
Sadly, many countries and/or communities still have that macho way of thinking, believing that a woman only has two jobs in life, serve her family and bear children. Unfortunately, in many cases, these women are being mistreated, beaten and/or shut down. We can see examples of these situations in some countries of the Middle East.
According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, more Christians are facing religious persecution in the Middle East than at any time in early history. In Arab countries that are predominantly Islamic women's rights are ranked as some of the worst in the world. For example women cannot legally operate motor vehicles in Saudi Arabia. In Egypt 99.3% of women are subjected to sexual harassment and 91% undergo genital mutilation procedures. The Islamic practice accepts child marriages, polygamy and domestic violence. Women who do not receive an education are at a higher risk of marrying before adulthood, contracting HIV/AIDS, dying of childbirth and living in poverty. For obvious reasons it is difficult for women to break out of the cycle and fight for equal rights. However, women like Ahmed Rashid have begun that fight. Not only against misogynist cultural norms, but against ISIS and the Islamic beliefs that would otherwise cement women into roles as submissive domestic objects. Ahmed Rashid is a female Iraqi Kurdistan soldier who said, “This freedom to be a soldier was not a favor that men conceded to us; we fought for
Women’s rights have progressed throughout the years, many western countries, but in Sudan, women’s rights are still being overlooked. Sudanese women are still getting challenged with unequal rights when it comes to politics, jobs, education, marriage,
As Letty Cottin Pogrebin once said: “When men are oppressed, it's a tragedy. When women are oppressed, it's tradition.” Throughout the novel: Women at Point Zero, the latter of this statement resonates strongly through the actions and thoughts of Firdaus, a young woman living in Egypt in 1975. During this time period in Egypt, Islamic women were heavily discriminated against and enjoyed no basic human rights such as: education, a sense of safety, or most importantly, freedom. Women were “owned” and treated like possessions by men, and many found themselves in the world of prostitution in order to live a better life and gain some freedoms.
Another influential woman in the history of the Middle East was Shajarat al-Durr. She firmly established the Mamluk dynasty that would ultimately repulse the Mongols, expel the European Crusaders from the Holy Land, and remain the most powerful political force in the Middle East until the coming of the Ottomans (Wise Muslim Women). Some other female political figures over time in the Middle East are the Sultanate of Women in the Ottoman Empire during the seventeenth century was a period when several women had enormous power over affairs of the state (Global Connections). Today there is a small, but growing number of women in the parliaments of Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon (Global Connections). In Morocco women have secured 60 out of 395 seats, which may not sound like much, but that is fifteen percent of Parliament (Basch-Harod). The women’s movement campaign’s goal was to secure thirty percent of Parliament, but fifteen percent is a respectable start (Basch-Harod). It is encouraging to see that women are making a difference today as well. Although their contributions may not be the greatest, it’s great to see they are at least getting their foot in the door. These are just a few political leaders throughout time. This shows that women have the ability to gain power in the Middle East if they are put in the right situation.
A woman’s life is very complicated in the regards to human life. They are all around more complex in mind and body. As a result of this complexity most women face oppression or the cruel or unjust treatment or control of a person. Example would be a woman’s body, there are many bills and laws about a women’s body but little to none of a males. Part of a woman’s right is to be able to start a family when she or the couple is ready. Once the baby comes along there is a lot of backlash toward breast-feeding in public. Backlash is a strong adverse reaction by many people or the general public. Finally women in the work place, there are too many problems with this subject including sexual harassment. This is the harassment of a person in a workplace involving unwanted sexual advances or remarks. These are just a few of the many problems most women face everyday.