Causes Of Sexual Harassment In Egypt

human development of a country. From 2006 to 2014, Egypt 's inequality gender gap index rank has increased significantly from 109 to 129 out of 173 countries of the world (Bekhouche, Hausmann, Tyson, Zahidi). During Ancient Egypt, women and men had the same rights to resources such as personal health, work, and education. But today, Egyptian women are suffering from sexual assault and sexual harassment everyday. Sexual assault is a form of a sexual act that the victim does not want and it is forced

from the passengers. He and some of other women laughed and others just turned their faces; however, Mona was frozen by the ugliness of the situation (Aspden). Mona’s story is a common story of the majority of Egyptian women, who are exposed to sexual harassment on a daily basis in public places, such as streets, markets, and public transportations or private places, such as colleges, sports clubs, and workplaces. According to a U.N.Women report in 2013, 99.3 percent of Egyptian women have

Causes and effects of gender inequality in Egypt Recently, the gender inequality phenomenon start to appear strongly in Egypt and other countries. This phenomenon refers to treat the individual in unequal way according to their gender. “The word feminism has become synonymous with man-hating when in fact it has more to do with women than men.” As stated by Aysha Taryam (Taryam, 2017). According to statistics about the unemployment rate for women in Egypt was 22.3% in 2000 and became 27.8%

about women and society. Sexual violence against women is an ongoing issue facing multiple different countries around the world. Many places have done things to minimize the violence, as well as completely eliminate it from their culture, but this problem of sexual violence is extremely evident and nearly uncontrollable in Egypt especially. Egyptian women were continuously being sexually violated no matter the circumstances, after a law was passed, limiting sexual harassment, there were repercussions

There is a widespread belief in Egypt that Gender Equality is an attack on Egyptian Culture and a foreign agenda imposed by the west rather than a basic human right. However, this has not silenced Egyptian Civil Society on the issue of women 's rights, with the Arab Spring helping many women find their political voices. The National Council for Women and other NGO’s in Egypt have worked tirelessly to defend the legal status of women and their place in society. The Arab Uprisings have made popular

Chapter 1: Origins (Intro) How have the Arab Uprisings improved human rights in Egypt? MUBARAKS GOV BAD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS MORSIS GOVERNMENT WORST IS THERE HOPE NOW?? (WITH NEW GOV) 1. Where did uprisings begin? Which rights existed? DEFINE -Muslim Brotherhood -Sharia Chapter 2: Women’s rights in Egypt There is a widespread belief in Egypt that gender equality is an attack on Egyptian culture and a foreign agenda imposed by the West rather than a basic human right. "All successive Egyptian

Although gender inequality is experienced by women in many parts of the world, it is quite excessive in the Arab world. In this essay I will be using Egypt as a case study. Cultural and traditional norms play a huge role in the oppression of women when it comes to illeteracy, female circumsision, and domestic violence. Everyday less fortunate innocent girls are born into a society where the above is accepted by most of the society and is percieved as a norm. Religion is a very contraditing topic

presentation on Women (W) Righting Trauma, Resistance and Resilience was very informative and empowering. The presentation educated me on the trauma that Greek women endured during the Greek military dictatorship (from 1946 to 1974), and the current sexual harassment that Egyptian women are experiencing. Presenters also shared personal and creative expressions of past trauma that they suffered and how it has helped shaped them into the women they are now. I left the presentation with a greater knowledge

Egypt is easily the most populated country in the Arab world boasting an impressive 82 million, living almost exclusively in three separate regions. Within this massive population there is a surprising little amount of religious diversity in this country, having over 90% of the population affiliating with the Muslim faith. This small yet densely populated country has many much more beneath its services, engulfing its government as well as its people. (8) Racism is ingrained into the very genome of

The world is afflicted with people, more commonly men, who when they see a female alone, they see her as a vulnerable object, waiting to be taken advantage of. This has made the sexual assault of women a very common occurrence in society. The Office On Violence Against Women defines sexual assault as “any type of sexual contact or