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German Train Operator's New 'Women and Children Only' Cars Prompt Controversy - Fortune - 0 views

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    This article talks about Women and Children only trains. The main article is about Germany, but mentions that Egypt also have segregated cars for women.
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Why Egyptians have mobilized against public sexual violence - The Washington Post - 0 views

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    This article talks about why Egyptians have mobilized against sexual violence. Most groups against sexual harassment started in 2012, after the revolution.
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Why a niqab ban will be major step back for Egyptian women - Al Arabiya English - 0 views

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    This article is about the draft of a bill that may lead into a ban on the full face veil, the niqab. Lawmakers suggest that the veil is not a religious requirement and therefore banning it does not impede religious freedom.
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Women Share Their Stories Of Street Harassment Around The World. What's Your Story? : G... - 0 views

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    This article describes stories around the world about street harassment. There are groups out there trying to help stop street harassment. One of these groups is called Stop Street Harassment
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Egyptian women make up less than quarter of workforce: Authority - Politics - Egypt - A... - 0 views

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    This article talks about Egyptian women in the workforce. According to this article Egyptian women make up around 50% of the country's population, yet they constitute less than a quarter of the country's labour force.
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Egypt jails man who claimed many women are adulterous | Arab News - 0 views

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    This article talks about a man who was sentenced to three years in prison for claiming that many women in the country have extramarital affairs. This man made this claim during a television interview, which sparked an uproar. The court convicted him of spreading false news that disturbs the public peace.
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Egypt: Why we need to talk more about women's employment - Opinion - Ahram Online - 0 views

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    This article talks about women's employment in Egypt. The author explains that women's employment issues are at the heart of many Egypt's most urgent policy issues.
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Parliament to draft law banning niqab in government institutions, public places | Egypt... - 0 views

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    This article talks about the Parliament to draft a new law. This new law will ban niqab (full-face veil) in government institutions and public places.
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Egypt Women Against the Coup Marks Women's Day Highlighting Suffering Under Repressive ... - 0 views

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    This article was written during International Women's day and hightlights what women face under repressive regime. "At the hands of the coup regime in Egypt, women suffer horrific crimes including extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrest, violent rape, displacement, severe torture (often leading to permanent disability), sham military trials, unjust death sentences, enforced disappearances, brutal degrading treatment of political prisoners' wives and daughters while visiting relatives in the military junta's detention centers."
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15 years later, divorce laws remain unfair to Egyptian women - 0 views

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    This article was written during International Women's day, and describes what has been achieved to help equality. Before March 2000, no Egyptian women could file for a divorce expect if she could convince the courts that she has suffered physically or psychologically abuse from the husband. Now, women in Egypt have the advent of 'Khul' (no-fault divorce), though it did not truly help the women of Egypt.
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Women's economic, social empowerment remains low in 2016: ECWR - Daily News Egypt - 0 views

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    This article talks about how women's economic and social empower remains low in 2016. According to the Egyptian Centre for Women's Rights, gender equality status remains low in terms of economic and social empowerment and violence against women. Though some progress has happened with equality, about a 14% increase in female representatives in the parliamentary elections.
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How To Help Egyptian Women Fight For Equal Rights & Be Their Own Wonders Of The World |... - 0 views

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    This article written by Hillary E. Crawford explains to us some ways we can help Egyptian women fight for equality. She continues to explain that Egypt, on their own, are making small strides. "In September 2014, Egypt's parliament acknowledged the prevalence of sexual violence toward women by creating an Interior Ministry unit that installed street cameras to better monitor and prevent sexual attacks."
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Egyptian Women Are Taking Over Male-dominated Careers - 0 views

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    This article is about Egyptian women taking over male dominated careers. The article interviews a few women, one a butcher and the other a body builder.
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Gender equality? It doesn't exist anywhere in the world - LA Times - 1 views

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    This article is a response to International Women's Day, saying that gender equality doesn't exist in the world. In the middle of the article, they show a chart of the gender gap between men and women. Egypt is last in the chart.
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Is Egypt doing enough to counter widespread sexual harassment? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse ... - 0 views

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    The article is about if Egypt is doing enough to counter widespread sexual harassment. The article also discuss the sexual harassment women faced during the 2011 uprising.
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International Women's Day: An Annual Reminder Of Successes And Challenges In Gender Equ... - 0 views

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    This article is about International Women's Day, which is celebrated on March 8th every year to recognize women's achievements worldwide. The article describes how it began, why we have international women's day, a history of the women's rights struggle in Egypt, and how this day is an opportunity for change.
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Egyptian women urged to 'put on your dress' - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East - 0 views

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    The article is about a campaign called "Put on your Dress and take back femininity". Dina Anwar, an Egyptian pharmacist, hopes that this campaign will help fight against sexual harassment in Egypt.
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Egyptian women in parliament polls: Hopes and hurdles - Egypt Elections 2015 - Egypt - ... - 0 views

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    This article is about the high turnout of women voters in Egypt's parliamentary elections. Though, the number of women candidates is relatively low.
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Egypt struggles to stop violence against women | WWLP.com - 0 views

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    The article is about the violence and sexual harassment women face in Egypt. In the article they interviewed one victim, Shorouk El Attar.
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Women's rights and struggles: Five years after Jasmine revolution - 0 views

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    This article is about the rights and struggles women have after the Jasmine revolution. One example is when fundamentalists wanted to legalize polygamy.
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