Latest items for Egypt
May 14, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"...In my [Leslie T. Chang, book author] reporting I would meet young women in the factories who told me that their own mothers worked, even after they had children, but that they themselves would quit the workforce as soon as they got married. So this fundamentalist wave combines with a stagnating economy to convince millions of women that it’s better just to stay home, rather than endure the risk and hassle of going out to work" (para 17). This information shows the societal attitudes in Egypt sees women more fit to be housewives rather than serious and professional participants in labor market, and therefore pushes them towards quitting their jobs...more
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"...In my [Leslie T. Chang, book author] reporting I would meet young women in the factories who told me that their own mothers worked, even after they had children, but that they themselves would quit the workforce as soon as they got married. So this fundamentalist wave combines with a stagnating economy to convince millions of women that it’s better just to stay home, rather than endure the risk and hassle of going out to work" (para 17). This information shows the societal attitudes in Egypt sees women more fit to be housewives rather than serious and professional participants in labor market, and therefore pushes them towards quitting their jobs...more
May 14, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"It is broadly accepted in Egyptian society that the chief purpose of a woman is to get married — from the time she’s a girl, her parents and relatives are talking about her marriage prospects, and it’s common for families to start saving money and buying items for a young women’s gihaz, or her trousseau, when she’s in her early teens" (para 19). This information mentions the practice of putting together the gihaz for the bride, which, though not exactly similar to brideprice and/or dowery, still functions similarly as a socially expected marital preparation involving goods/assets for marriage (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"It is broadly accepted in Egyptian society that the chief purpose of a woman is to get married — from the time she’s a girl, her parents and relatives are talking about her marriage prospects, and it’s common for families to start saving money and buying items for a young women’s gihaz, or her trousseau, when she’s in her early teens" (para 19). This information mentions the practice of putting together the gihaz for the bride, which, though not exactly similar to brideprice and/or dowery, still functions similarly as a socially expected marital preparation involving goods/assets for marriage (MR-CODER COMMENT).
May 14, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"...the government has repeatedly failed to build a significant and globally competitive manufacturing sector, which is what employs so many women in other parts of the world. So even if a young woman in Egypt does get a job in a factory, the money she brings home isn’t enough to make people change their minds about women’s abilities. Instead, I often heard women say: 'I’m just working to pass the time,' or 'I’m just in the factory to see my friends.' A common line from husbands was: 'I’m just letting her work for fun,' as if laboring on an assembly line for eight or ten hours a day is some...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2
"...the government has repeatedly failed to build a significant and globally competitive manufacturing sector, which is what employs so many women in other parts of the world. So even if a young woman in Egypt does get a job in a factory, the money she brings home isn’t enough to make people change their minds about women’s abilities. Instead, I often heard women say: 'I’m just working to pass the time,' or 'I’m just in the factory to see my friends.' A common line from husbands was: 'I’m just letting her work for fun,' as if laboring on an assembly line for eight or ten hours a day is some...more
May 14, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"...With one of the lowest rates of female labor participation in the world — less than 20% — and youngest marital age averages, Chang [Leslie T. Chang, book author] shows how fundamentalist ideas of women’s duties clashed with the nation’s globalization efforts aimed at bolstering the economy, backfired to double down on disenfranchising women." (para 1). "...Egypt has one of the lowest rates of female labor participation in the world — fewer than 20% of adult women are in the workforce. But that’s not just culture at work, it’s culture plus economic stagnation and poor policy decisions" (para 10).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"...With one of the lowest rates of female labor participation in the world — less than 20% — and youngest marital age averages, Chang [Leslie T. Chang, book author] shows how fundamentalist ideas of women’s duties clashed with the nation’s globalization efforts aimed at bolstering the economy, backfired to double down on disenfranchising women." (para 1). "...Egypt has one of the lowest rates of female labor participation in the world — fewer than 20% of adult women are in the workforce. But that’s not just culture at work, it’s culture plus economic stagnation and poor policy decisions" (para 10).
May 14, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"...millions of Egyptian men migrated to the countries of the Gulf, primarily Saudi Arabia, for work — and that happens to be one of the most repressive countries in the world, in terms of women’s rights. So Egyptian men went out into the world and brought back these ultra-conservative ideas that women are inherently sinful, intellectually inferior, and unfit to travel, work, get married, or make other decisions without the approval of a male guardian. That has fed a fundamentalist wave in Egypt and throughout the Middle East. So opening to the world actually led to more repressive ideas coming in" (para 16). "It is broadly accepted in Egyptian society...more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"...millions of Egyptian men migrated to the countries of the Gulf, primarily Saudi Arabia, for work — and that happens to be one of the most repressive countries in the world, in terms of women’s rights. So Egyptian men went out into the world and brought back these ultra-conservative ideas that women are inherently sinful, intellectually inferior, and unfit to travel, work, get married, or make other decisions without the approval of a male guardian. That has fed a fundamentalist wave in Egypt and throughout the Middle East. So opening to the world actually led to more repressive ideas coming in" (para 16). "It is broadly accepted in Egyptian society...more
May 14, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1
"...On the other side [of studying working women in Egypt], in much smaller numbers, were women whose marriages hadn’t worked out — they were divorcees working to support themselves and often their kids as well. They were on their own, but they weren’t happy about it. Many had suffered traumatic marriages and were struggling to stay afloat economically..." (para 21).
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1
"...On the other side [of studying working women in Egypt], in much smaller numbers, were women whose marriages hadn’t worked out — they were divorcees working to support themselves and often their kids as well. They were on their own, but they weren’t happy about it. Many had suffered traumatic marriages and were struggling to stay afloat economically..." (para 21).
May 14, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"...the median age of marriage for young women is still low — it’s 20 in Egypt, and 19 in rural Upper Egypt…" (para 20).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"...the median age of marriage for young women is still low — it’s 20 in Egypt, and 19 in rural Upper Egypt…" (para 20).
Feb. 12, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bolivia, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Costa Rica, D R Congo, East Timor, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guyana, Hungary, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Nepal, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DV-SCALE-1
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Variables: DV-SCALE-1
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Jan. 29, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
Countries: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, D R Congo, Egypt, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Vanuatu
Variables: LO-SCALE-3
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Variables: LO-SCALE-3
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Jan. 29, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Burma/Myanmar, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, Congo, D R Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iran, Israel, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Yemen
Variables: LO-SCALE-2
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Variables: LO-SCALE-2
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Jan. 29, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Azerbaijan, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-SCALE-1
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Variables: LO-SCALE-1
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Jan. 20, 2026, 1:13 a.m.
Countries: Algeria, Angola, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1
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Variables: ABO-SCALE-1
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Jan. 18, 2026, 9:27 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: LRW-LAW-4
"The rapist is penalized regardless of the acceptance to marry the victim. Article 267 of the penal code law No. 58 of 1937 criminalizes rape. Articles 268 and 269 criminalize indecent assaults. Article 291 of the penal code that allowed the rapists to avoid prosecution by marrying their victims, was repealed in 1999" (para 4).
Variables: LRW-LAW-4
"The rapist is penalized regardless of the acceptance to marry the victim. Article 267 of the penal code law No. 58 of 1937 criminalizes rape. Articles 268 and 269 criminalize indecent assaults. Article 291 of the penal code that allowed the rapists to avoid prosecution by marrying their victims, was repealed in 1999" (para 4).
Dec. 10, 2025, 12:51 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to Annex 10, "National prevalence estimates of lifetime and past-12-months physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence against women aged 15-49 years, 2023" the average lifetime point estimate % for Egypt in 2023 was 33.5%.
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to Annex 10, "National prevalence estimates of lifetime and past-12-months physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence against women aged 15-49 years, 2023" the average lifetime point estimate % for Egypt in 2023 was 33.5%.
Nov. 13, 2025, 10:04 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is illegal except to save the woman's life. Women and those who perform abortions can face imprisonment" (Para 11).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is illegal except to save the woman's life. Women and those who perform abortions can face imprisonment" (Para 11).
Nov. 3, 2025, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Egypt's laws do not permit abortion in any situation.
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Egypt's laws do not permit abortion in any situation.
Oct. 29, 2025, 10:12 a.m.
Countries: Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Madagascar, Mauritania, Senegal
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is legally prohibited in virtually all circumstances" (Para 19).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is legally prohibited in virtually all circumstances" (Para 19).
Oct. 7, 2025, 8:33 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Egyptian law does not allow abortion, nor does it allow survivors of rape or incest to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. Only danger to the life of the expectant mother or fetus is a legal justification for terminating the pregnancy — and even this is only if the woman is married" (para 9).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Egyptian law does not allow abortion, nor does it allow survivors of rape or incest to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. Only danger to the life of the expectant mother or fetus is a legal justification for terminating the pregnancy — and even this is only if the woman is married" (para 9).
Sept. 4, 2025, 12:23 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: AFE-SCALE-1
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Variables: AFE-SCALE-1
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June 28, 2025, 3:53 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The right to sexual and reproductive health is guaranteed by laws. However, abortion is illegal" (Para 7).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The right to sexual and reproductive health is guaranteed by laws. However, abortion is illegal" (Para 7).
June 24, 2025, 9:07 a.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
The gender parity index (GPI) for gross secondary school enrollment (i.e. the ratio of gross enrollment of girls to gross enrollment of boys at the secondary level) is .96. This number was found by using the World Bank's data for secondary school gross enrollment for girls and boys. As of 2021, the gross enrollment rate for females is 84% while the gross enrollment rate for males is 87%. (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
The gender parity index (GPI) for gross secondary school enrollment (i.e. the ratio of gross enrollment of girls to gross enrollment of boys at the secondary level) is .96. This number was found by using the World Bank's data for secondary school gross enrollment for girls and boys. As of 2021, the gross enrollment rate for females is 84% while the gross enrollment rate for males is 87%. (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
March 27, 2025, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"An estimated 144 million women and girls in Africa have been cut (the largest number are in Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan)" (para 8).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"An estimated 144 million women and girls in Africa have been cut (the largest number are in Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan)" (para 8).
March 20, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates [of consanguineous unions] globally at 65 per cent. This is followed by India (55 per cent), Saudi Arabia (50 per cent), Afghanistan (40 per cent), Iran (30 per cent) and Egypt and Turkey (20 per cent each)" (para 23-24).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates [of consanguineous unions] globally at 65 per cent. This is followed by India (55 per cent), Saudi Arabia (50 per cent), Afghanistan (40 per cent), Iran (30 per cent) and Egypt and Turkey (20 per cent each)" (para 23-24).
Feb. 28, 2025, 6:07 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1
"[S]tudies have documented reductions in FGM/C rates following increased social media reach in Egypt and the use of educational films showing different views on FGM/C" (para 20).
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1
"[S]tudies have documented reductions in FGM/C rates following increased social media reach in Egypt and the use of educational films showing different views on FGM/C" (para 20).
Feb. 28, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"The high prevalence rates in Egypt, with 87% of women and girls affected, are a reminder that FGM/C is not confined to sub-Saharan Africa" (para 7).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"The high prevalence rates in Egypt, with 87% of women and girls affected, are a reminder that FGM/C is not confined to sub-Saharan Africa" (para 7).
Feb. 13, 2025, 3:56 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Estimates on consanguineous marriage prevalence around the world vary. Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates globally at 65 per cent of unions. This is followed by India (55 per cent), Saudi Arabia (50 per cent), Afghanistan (40 per cent), Iran (30 per cent) and Egypt and Turkey (20 per cent each)" (para 46-48).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Estimates on consanguineous marriage prevalence around the world vary. Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates globally at 65 per cent of unions. This is followed by India (55 per cent), Saudi Arabia (50 per cent), Afghanistan (40 per cent), Iran (30 per cent) and Egypt and Turkey (20 per cent each)" (para 46-48).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chad, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Swaziland, Vanuatu, Venezuela
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
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Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
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Dec. 4, 2024, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: Brunei, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Legal and recognized" (para 18).
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Legal and recognized" (para 18).
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:54 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The draft law aims to criminalise underage marriages due to children’s lack of health and mental ability to bear the consequences of marriage" (para 1). Indicates that children are getting married, and that the government recognizes it as a problem (MB-CODER COMMENT). "The draft law requires the maazoun (‘Marriage officer’) to notify the Public Prosecution of any incident of a customary marriage in which one of the parties is a child under 18 years old at the time of marriage. A penalty of imprisonment of no less than one year and a fine between EGP 50,000 and EGP 200,000 shall be inflicted on anyone who marries a male or female,...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The draft law aims to criminalise underage marriages due to children’s lack of health and mental ability to bear the consequences of marriage" (para 1). Indicates that children are getting married, and that the government recognizes it as a problem (MB-CODER COMMENT). "The draft law requires the maazoun (‘Marriage officer’) to notify the Public Prosecution of any incident of a customary marriage in which one of the parties is a child under 18 years old at the time of marriage. A penalty of imprisonment of no less than one year and a fine between EGP 50,000 and EGP 200,000 shall be inflicted on anyone who marries a male or female,...more
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:54 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: MARR-DATA-1, AOM-DATA-2
"According to the 2017 national census released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics, the total number of women over the age of 18 who could legally get married has reached 27.7m, with 23m women married, including 119,000 girls who have been married before reaching the age of 18. Meanwhile, 18,000 women got married before the age of 16, representing 15% of girls who got married before the legal age of marriage" (para 9-10).
Variables: MARR-DATA-1, AOM-DATA-2
"According to the 2017 national census released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics, the total number of women over the age of 18 who could legally get married has reached 27.7m, with 23m women married, including 119,000 girls who have been married before reaching the age of 18. Meanwhile, 18,000 women got married before the age of 16, representing 15% of girls who got married before the legal age of marriage" (para 9-10).