Countries: Egypt
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Egypt ranks as a Tier 2 Watch List country (85).

Countries: Egypt
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Egypt who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 30 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Egypt, Oman, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Countries: Egypt
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Egypt was 17 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Egypt
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Egypt is 73 years for women and 68 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Egypt
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not provide for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no applicable provisions could be located.

Countries: Djibouti, Egypt
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"21.7 births per 1000 population"

Countries: Egypt
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law prohibits discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: The Central Bank of Egypt’s Circular of April 22, 2021 (2). According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Law No. 131 of 1948, Art. 44 (2). According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following...more

Countries: Egypt
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters do not have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Inheritance Law No. 77/1943, Arts. 16-19 (2).

Countries: Egypt
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1

"BBC News Arabic presented the evidence to Adel El Masry, chairman of the Chamber of Tourism Establishments and Restaurants. 'Never in any era of the ministry of tourism has a decision been issued banning veiled women [from leisure venues],' he said. 'This is not acceptable. Discrimination is unacceptable, these are public places.' " (Para.18-19).

Countries: Egypt
Variables: CONST-LAW-1

"Women wearing hijabs (Muslim headscarves) are being discriminated against by businesses in Egypt, a BBC Arabic investigation has discovered. The evidence appears to violate Egypt's constitution, which bans discrimination based on religion, sex, race or social class. Since 2015, some Egyptian women wearing a hijab have taken to social media to complain about such treatment" (Para.1-3). "Amira Saber, an Egyptian MP who has campaigned for women's rights, said the Egyptian constitution was clear that discrimination of this kind [refusing veiled women owning property] was not allowed. 'I will certainly use one of my parliamentary tools to ask the officials in the government how we can ensure that this does not...more

Countries: Egypt
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"Women wearing hijabs (Muslim headscarves) are being discriminated against by businesses in Egypt, a BBC Arabic investigation has discovered. The evidence appears to violate Egypt's constitution, which bans discrimination based on religion, sex, race or social class. Since 2015, some Egyptian women wearing a hijab have taken to social media to complain about such treatment" (Para.1-3). "On hijabi lifestyle social media groups, BBC News Arabic found what appears to be a growing trend, with women accusing numerous venues of refusing them entry if they are wearing a hijab" (Para.6).

Countries: Egypt
Variables: MARR-LAW-7

Chapter Four Lineages and Marital Relations. Article 13: A man is allowed to marry his wife's mother, grandmother, his paternal uncle's daughters, his paternal aunt's daughters, his maternal uncle's daughters, his maternal aunt's daughters, his sister's daughters, and the daughters of his maternal uncle's and paternal aunt's. He is also allowed to marry any other lawful relative, whether through the mother's or father's line, provided that the woman has the legal qualifications for marriage and that the marriage is conducted according to the Islamic formula.

Countries: Egypt
Variables: IAD-PRACTICE-1

"When Huda Nasrallah’s father died last year, she went to court to demand a share of the estate equal to that of her two brothers. Two courts have ruled against her, basing their decisions on Islamic (Sharia) law, which holds that a female can only inherit half of what her corresponding male relatives do...Nasrallah is making the legal argument that, as a Coptic Christian, she should not be subject to Islamic law. Christian doctrine calls for equal inheritance rights between men and women, but while the Coptic Church has full authority over most of the issues pertaining to the personal status of Christians, such as marriage and divorce, its jurisdiction...more