Arab Republic of Egypt : Gender assessment 2010

The objective of this policy note is to examine the gender dimension of the Egyptian labor market, with a focus on identifying the scope for policies to improve female labor force participation. An update to the Egypt gender assessment report of 20...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Country Gender Assessment (CGA)
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICY ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS AGE GROUP AGE GROUPS CHILD CARE CHILD HEALTH CHILD WELFARE CLASSROOM TRAINING DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCRIMINATION EARNING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY EDUCATED WOMEN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDIES ENVIRONMENT FOR WOMEN EQUAL ACCESS EQUAL PARTNERS EQUAL PAY EQUAL RIGHTS EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN EQUAL TREATMENT EQUAL WORK FAMILY FORMATION FEMALE EDUCATION FEMALE EMPLOYEES FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE INTENSITY FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEMALE LEADERS FEMALE MORTALITY FEMALE STUDENTS FEMALE WORKERS FERTILITY FEWER WOMEN FIRM LEVEL FORMAL EDUCATION FULL TIME JOB GENDER GENDER ASSESSMENT GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER DIFFERENTIALS GENDER DIMENSION GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER WAGE GAPS GIRLS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH RISKS HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES HIGHLY EDUCATED WOMEN HOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIES HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD WEALTH HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCE HUSBANDS ILLITERATE WOMEN IMMUNIZATION IMPORTANT POLICY IMPROVEMENTS IN CHILD SURVIVAL INDUSTRY CHARACTERISTICS INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFORMAL SECTOR JOB MARKET JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN JOB SEARCH JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS JOB SEEKERS JOB TRAINING JOBS LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LABOR MARKET TRAINING LABOR MARKETS LABOR OFFICE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR SUPPLY LACK OF INFORMATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIVES OF WOMEN MALE COUNTERPARTS MANPOWER MARITAL STATUS MATERNITY LEAVE MOTHER NATIONAL POLITICS NET EMPLOYMENT NET EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS NON-FARM SECTOR NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL LEVELS OCCUPATION OCCUPATIONS ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PAID MATERNITY POLICY CONCERN POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POPULATION COUNCIL POST-PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT POST-PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT RATES PREGNANCY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS PRIVATE FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR ALTERNATIVES PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS PRIVATE SECTOR WAGE PROBIT REGRESSIONS PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PROGRESS PROPORTION OF WOMEN PUBLIC LIFE PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS PUBLIC SERVICE RESPECT RISING UNEMPLOYMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL WOMEN SAFETY NETS SCHOOL ENROLMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL SELF EMPLOYMENT SEXUAL HARASSMENT SEXUALITY SINGLE WOMEN SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL SECURITY SPATIAL MOBILITY SPOUSE TOLERANCE TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRAINING PROGRAM TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSPORTATION UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG WOMEN UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNITED NATIONS UNMARRIED WOMEN URBAN AREAS URBAN WOMEN VOCATIONAL SCHOOL VULNERABILITY WAGE DIFFERENCES WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGE EARNER WAGE GAIN WAGE GAP WAGE SUBSIDIES WAGE SUBSIDY WAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAM WOMAN WOMEN LEADERS WOMEN WORKERS WORK EXPERIENCE WORK FORCE WORKER WORKERS WORKFORCE WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING WOMEN YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
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