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Egyptian Women Workers and Entrepreneurs

Author : Sahar Nasr

Publisher : World Bank Publications

Page : 102 pages

File Size : 17,29 MB

Release : 2010-02-17

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0821381911

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Over the past decade, Egyptian women have made significant progress in improving their economic and social status. The government s commitment to women s empowerment is strong at the highest political levels. Yet continued disparities remain in the country s labor market and in the business arena. 'Egyptian Women Workers and Entrepreneurs' analyzes these disparities and makes recommendations for needed change to ensure a level playing field. This groundbreaking book brings together data and extensive evidence on barriers to women s entry into business in Egypt and makes the case for actions to ensure gender equality. This book is based on a study that the Egyptian Ministry of Investment and Ministry of Manpower and Migration, and the National Council for Women requested to assist in analyzing the factors that influence women s low participation rate in economic activities, including the labor market and entrepreneurship. 'Egyptian Women Workers and Entrepreneurs' aims to fill the significant research gap on these subjects in Egypt as well as to provide suggestions to address continued gender inequalities. This book will be useful for donors, nongovernmental organizations, and researchers working to address gender barriers.





Women's Employment and Entrepreneurship Programs Offered by NGOs in Egypt

Author : Amany Ali Abdeen

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 14,88 MB

Release : 2021

Category : Entrepreneurship

ISBN :

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Abstract: Many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Egypt offer women employment and entrepreneurship programs and services. These interventions are envisioned to play a significant role in helping women become economically independent and overcome some of the constraints they face. These revolve around women's limited access to strategic resources such as access to finance, skills and innovation assets. This study highlights the kinds of interventions offered by NGOs to support women beneficiaries by providing them with trainings, funding opportunities and couching services along with exploring the challenges these NGOs address. Moreover, both NGOs and women should be aware of the institutional laws and regulations in the business environment to connect these women with the market and make use of information and communications technology (ICT) and the facilities in the infrastructure. Qualitative in-depth interviews with NGOs' CEOs, managing directors, project managers and staff members were used. The Covid-19 crisis occurred during the data collection which intensified the challenges addressed. The analysis of the study follows the conceptual framework of women empowerment and entrepreneurship including access, opportunities and awareness domains along with the six pillars identified by OECD that highly affect SMEs and entrepreneurs' performance such as institutional and regulatory framework, market conditions, infrastructure, finance, skills, and innovation assets. The findings of this research show that there are various NGOs services offered for women beneficiaries to help them participate in the labor market. However, these interventions are not electronically recorded for regulatory authorities to track the available projects or the women benefiting from them. The study recommends compiling all initiatives in one database to effectively monitor the services offered to measure its impact on women economic empowerment and to enable more collaboration opportunities between different NGOs and the private and public sectors.





Egyptian Female Labor Force Participation and the Future of Economic Empowerment

Author : Huda Alkitkat

Publisher : Springer

Page : 69 pages

File Size : 44,58 MB

Release : 2017-07-19

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 3319596446

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This book sheds the light on the Egyptian females’ participation in labor force since 1960’s up to 2030. The main objective is to study trends of females’ participation in labor force and to predict the future participation. Egypt female participation in labor force has been increased slowly during the last fifty years since 1960’s, in spite of the encouragement polices that the government has adopted to empower women, particularly economic empowerment. Egypt's population size has rapidly increased during the past decades to about 90 million inhabitants in 2016. The working-age population (15-64) represents about 64% of the total population. Females represent about 49% of the working age population. However, they represent only about 24% of labor force in Egypt. Through its five chapters, this book will discuss the history of women's economic empowerment in Egypt, provide background on the trends of the most important female characteristics during the last decades, combines descriptive analysis with working life tables to break down the progression of the role of women in the Egyptian labor force, and presents a view of what could come in the time between now and 2030 in terms of the rights of women in this particular region.



The Egyptian Labor Market

Author : Caroline Krafft

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 440 pages

File Size : 30,80 MB

Release : 2022-03-03

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0192663801

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The Egyptian economy has faced many challenges in the decade since the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings. Not only was job creation anaemic from 2012 to 2018, but new jobs were also of low-quality, characterized by informality and vulnerability to economic shocks. These challenges pushed many in Egypt, especially the most vulnerable, into a more precarious labor market situation. Then, in the midst of economic recovery brought on by tough reform measures adopted in 2016 and 2017, the country was hit by the widespread disruption of a global pandemic. This book examines the plight of Egypt's most vulnerable groups by focusing on the intersection of gender and economic vulnerability in the labor market. With this emphasis on vulnerability and a lens that is sensitive to gender differences and inequities, the contributors to this volume use data from the most recent wave of a unique longitudinal survey to illuminate different aspects of Egyptians' lives. The aspects they explore include labor supply behavior, the ability to access good quality and well-paying jobs, the evolution of wages and wage inequality, the school-to-work transition of youth, the decline in public sector employment, international and internal migration, the situation of rural women, access to social protection, food security, vulnerability to shocks and coping mechanisms, health status, and access to health care services. These analyses are prescient in understanding the axes of vulnerability in Egyptian society that became all too salient during the COVID-19 pandemic.



Competitiveness and Private Sector Development Changing Laws and Breaking Barriers for Women’s Economic Empowerment in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia

Author : OECD

Publisher : OECD Publishing

Page : 265 pages

File Size : 38,20 MB

Release : 2020-11-10

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ISBN : 9264803807

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At a moment when many countries of the MENA region are looking to accelerate economic growth and build more stable, open societies, this report argues that greater women’s economic empowerment holds one of the keys. It asserts that despite challenges some countries are facing in guaranteeing women equal access to economic opportunity, progress is underway and can be further nurtured through targeted, inclusive and coordinated policy actions.



Gendered Entrepreneurship Contextualization in Egypt: An Empirical Study on Policies for Women Entrepreneurship Empowerment

Author : Sarah El-Fiky

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 12,13 MB

Release : 2021

Category : Businesswomen

ISBN :

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Abstract: The proportion of women entrepreneurs has increased dramatically over the past decade, not just in the developed world but also in developing countries. This led to a significant increase in the governments' attention towards designing and implementing female-focused policies to allocate adequate resources for empowering women entrepreneurs in Egypt. This paper examines one main question: How does the Egyptian government empower women entrepreneurs through key policy interventions? This is only possible through testing the proposed research hypotheses and investigating Egypt's publicized policies and governmental interventions. Based on a gender-lens perspective, this research tries to close the gaps in previous research and determine the impact of systematic gendered policies on empowering women entrepreneurship and, in return, aid in the overall economic growth and development nation-wide. This paper starts with foundational quantitative research that is later enriched with qualitative research by employing mixed methods research mode. The data was then triangulated, and the empirical results indicated the gender empowerment direction adopted by the Egyptian government, which is apparent in several reports addressing the SDGs and Egypt's cooperation with different international and national non-governmental organizations on gender fronts. Nonetheless, it was also indicated that the results have yet to be realized from such publicized efforts and policies. Finally, the findings highlight the main challenges that the government portrays for women entrepreneurs, including the gridlock where government reports publicize new programs and more support for women entrepreneurs, while results indicated the minimal resources provided to a little number of women entrepreneurs.



Women, Work And Welfare In The Middle East And North Africa: The Role Of Socio-demographics, Entrepreneurship And Public Policies

Author : Massoud Karshenas

Publisher : World Scientific

Page : 622 pages

File Size : 50,52 MB

Release : 2016-01-07

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1783267356

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In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, and in light of socio-economic and geopolitical challenges facing governments old and new, women's rights and empowerment have gained new urgency and relevance. Groups in power, or groups contesting for power, are more conservative than expected, and there are serious threats to roll back some of the gains women had achieved over the past 20-30 years on economic and social fronts.The global gender debate has neglected the economic dimension of women's empowerment and a great deal of debate and interest among researchers is needed to push the topics further. This timely book brings together leading regional researchers to offer original research linking gender equality with economic policy, reinforcing the agenda from a broad-based perspective.



The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Egypt

Author : Hanan Khayal

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 36,34 MB

Release : 2021

Category : Businesswomen

ISBN :

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Abstract: This study aims to investigate the Egyptian entrepreneurial ecosystem from a gendered perspective, focusing on women entrepreneurs and experts' views of the ecosystem and its effect on women entrepreneurs and their ventures. The study uses a qualitative approach incorporating semi-structured interviews with fourteen women entrepreneurs and experts with long experience in the field of entrepreneurship. The analysis shows that the pillars of the ecosystem namely policy, culture, finance, education and training, and networking have impactful influences on women entrepreneurs in Egypt, affecting their entrepreneurial journey across the different levels of venturing. Women entrepreneurs are at a disadvantage within the ecosystem due to the high prevalence of gendered stereotypes and prejudices surrounding them, lack of coordination among the players within the ecosystem, scarcity of information on available resources, and lack of understanding of the significance of women entrepreneurship and its benefits to the economic and social conditions of the country at large. The study highlights the paradox between an increasing number of available resources and services to entrepreneurs and the low number of women-owned businesses established and enhanced after receiving these services. Findings showed that these services lack quality and depth, and are not accommodating to women entrepreneurs' needs. Ultimately, the study concluded that women need more support within the ecosystem, where they are provided with the same range of opportunities and benefits, and allowed a fair business journey on par with their male counterparts. The study contributes to the available literature on women entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurship ecosystem alike, where it highlighted the main challenges and shortcomings of the ecosystem's pillars. It explains how it impacted women entrepreneurs' journeys and ventures and allows for recommendations that would create a healthier and more inclusive ecosystem for women entrepreneurs.