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mcooka

Gender equality? It doesn't exist anywhere in the world - LA Times - 1 views

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women inequality million higher education

shared by mcooka on 08 Mar 16 - No Cached
  • t's been more than 100 years since the world began observing International Women's Day, and yet no country has achieved full gender equality.
  • But in Yemen, the country that ranks lowest according to the same data,
  • About two-thirds of countries in the developing world have achieved gender equality in primary education according to U.N. data, but the progress is less substantial at the secondary school level.
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  • In Africa and South Asia for example, boys remain 1.55 times more likely to complete secondary education than girls, according to World Bank data.
  • Even when girls make it into the classroom they still “continue to face particular risk in chaotic conflict settings,”
  • n Pakistan, for example, the Taliban has declared war on girls' education, and frequently attacks educational institutions
  • “They don’t translate into greater equality in the labor market,” said Sarah Gammage, director of gender, economic empowerment and livelihoods at the International Center for Research on Women. “Around the world women have disproportionately been part of the informal economy.”
  • hey are typically responsible for providing care services for family members, Gammage said. Other duties include child rearing, cooking, and other household chores. It is work for which they are not paid. Women perform three times more unpaid work than men, according to the U.N.’s 2015 Human Development Report.
  • eing able to make decisions, such as voting, owning land, and deciding whom to marry “is where we see the most significant difference between the least developed and developed countries,” said Varia.
  • In Saudi Arabia, women are not permitted to drive and cannot open bank accounts without their husbands' permissio
  • Uganda forbids women to gain permanent custody of children after a divorce,
  • Honor killings, the traditional practice that allows the slaying of a family member who is believed to have brought dishonor on a family, claims thousands of women’s lives every year in South and Central Asia.
  • pvaldez2 on 08 Mar 16
     
    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.
  • mcooka on 08 Mar 16
     
    This article goes into depth about the inequality in the Middle East which extends to today. This looks at the ideas of democratization which would promote higher education. Greater rights for women. and improve infant morality rates 
yperez2

Egypt Women Clash on Sharia After Equality on Tahrir - 0 views

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shared by yperez2 on 18 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • yperez2 on 18 Mar 15
     
    This article contains different views on the topic of women in Egypt. There is information on husband's permission, four wives rights, and reforms.
ajonesn

New Report Paints Devastating Picture Of Violence Against Women In Egypt - 0 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...-women-violence_n_6517346.html

shared by ajonesn on 16 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • ajonesn on 16 Feb 15
     
    Video-- Why Egypt is struggling, and failing to protect women from devastating violence nation-wide.
ajonesn

Egyptian Youth Innovate to End Violence Against Women | Egyptian Streets - 0 views

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shared by ajonesn on 16 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • ajonesn on 16 Feb 15
     
    A group of young men and women in Egypt are getting together to put matters into their own hands. The UNDP is developing programs and solutions to help solve the major problems of women's rights in Egypt today. This is a great article to see what the younger population is doing compared to the older generation and government.
sgriffi2

More Rights, Less Harrassment - 0 views

This news video update was released two years ago, and shows how the same problems are still existent right now: "As Egyptian run-off presidential elections approach, fears are mounting over the pr...

#women #womensrights #feminism #egypt #equality

started by sgriffi2 on 11 Apr 15 no follow-up yet
yperez2

Egypt women: Rights on paper, not yet on ground | Daily Mail Online - 0 views

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egypt rights paper ground

shared by yperez2 on 12 Apr 15 - No Cached
  • yperez2 on 12 Apr 15
     
    Women activists say they won a major step forward with Egypt's new constitution, which enshrined greater rights for women.
aromo0

The Egyptian Center for Women's Rights (ECWR) | improving the political and legal status of women since 1996 - 0 views

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women organization egypt rights

shared by aromo0 on 24 Feb 16 - No Cached
  • aromo0 on 24 Feb 16
     
    This is the site of a Womens Rights Center in Egypt. It has information on various womens rights issues and contains articles, news reports, data, and publications.
diamond03

Tradition of female genital mutilation persists in Egypt - SFGate - 0 views

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tradition female genital egypt revolution politics

shared by diamond03 on 19 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • Tradition of female genital mutilation persists in Egypt
  • Raslan Fadl, the first doctor in Egypt to be put on trial for committing female genital mutilation
  • still practicing
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  • Residents call him a well-respected figure in the community, known for his charity work.
  • could not be determined whether any were at his office for “circumcision
  • Fadl’s continued popularity demonstrates the challenges to curbing the practice in Egypt,
  • 90 percent of
  • key precedent for deterring doctors and families in the future.
  • criminalized in 2008,
  • Sunni Muslim religious authority has declared it dangerous and without any religious justification
  • slow reduction in the rate of the practice but that it is still widespread.
  • A verdict is expected Thursday in Fadl’s trial
  • two years in prison.
  • one of the highest rates in the world
  • s little outcry against the practice.
  • nothing happened to them.”
  • without it, a girl would be “sexually voracious,”
  • dangerous for her”
  • Muslims and Christians,
  • Genital mutilation involves removing all or part of the clitoris and labia minora
  • 29 countries,
  • “purification.
  • cleanliness or to prevent a girl’s sexual desire from running out of control.
  • ncircumcised daughter will be unable to marry
  • Social pressure is strong:
  • not easy getting the landmark case to trial
  • Soheir’s family initially filed a police report saying she died as a result of the mutilation but changed their story after reconciling with the doctor
  • Prosecutors were slow, preferring “for the matter to end
  • latest survey, conducted in 2008, showed 91 percent for women age 15 to 49 have undergone the procedure.
  • 15 to 17, the rate is down to 74 percent,
  • ore families are deciding to forgo it.
yperez2

Egypt Culture and Traditions - Holidays & Festivals of Egypt - 0 views

www.ask-aladdin.com/...egypt_culture.html

Egypt

shared by yperez2 on 03 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • yperez2 on 03 Mar 15
     
    This article presents Egyptian culture and traditions. Women traditions are talked about as well as calendar differences and special dates.
  • yperez2 on 03 Mar 15
     
    This article presents Egyptian culture and traditions. Women traditions are talked about as well as calendar differences and special dates.
ajonesn

Egypt subjected women to virginity tests - CNN Video - 0 views

www.cnn.com/...lee-egypt-virginity-tests.cnn

shared by ajonesn on 23 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • ajonesn on 23 Feb 15
     
    world, Egypt subjected women to virginity tests - CNN Video
sgriffi2

New Note - 0 views

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/06/making-egypts-streets-safe-for-women/?_r=0This is an article from the New York Times that discusses the violence against women that is so rampant that it is...

#womensrights #feminism #egypt

started by sgriffi2 on 24 Mar 15 no follow-up yet
sambofoster

Women scholars in Egypt reflect on the intersection of Islam and feminism - 0 views

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Women Egypt Feminism

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  • sambofoster on 08 Apr 16
     
    When Omaima Abu-Bakr was a teenager in Egypt, she wore miniskirts and high heels - in line with the fashion of the time. But she says the freedom in fashion didn't translate to equity in education or work or family life. Listen to the Story.
diamond03

Egypt - 0 views

2001-2009.state.gov/...10096.htm

egypt women FGM revolution

shared by diamond03 on 01 Dec 14 - No Cached
  • still widely practiced throughout Egypt are Type I (commonly referred to as clitoridectomy) and Type II (commonly referred to as excision).
  • A recent clinical study indicated that 19 percent of the procedures involved only the excision (removal) of the prepuce (clitoral hood) with or without removal of a part or all of the clitoris (Type I)
  • Sixty-four percent involved the excision (removal) of the prepuce (clitoral hood) and clitoris together with part or all of the labia minora (inner vaginal lips)(Type II). In eight percent of the cases, only the labia minora were removed.
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  • Only a very small opening is left
  • excision (removal) of part or all of the external genitalia (clitoris, labia minora and labia majora) and stitching or narrowing of the vaginal opening.
  • Type III, the most harmful and dangerous form, is rarely practiced except among a few groups in the southern part of the country.
  • diameter of a matchstic
  • Only one percent of the women
  • Among older women, the procedure generally was performed without any anesthetic
  • 75 percent of their daughters who had the procedure received either a general or local anesthetic.
  • diamond03 on 01 Dec 14
     
    There are 3 types of FGM. Type 3 is the most harmful. Older women were not given nay type of pain medication. Recently, young girls were given medication to help with the pain. 
cguybar

Egyptian Mother On Genital Mutilation: 'I Wake Up At Night Screaming, Just Remembering' - 0 views

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Women Rights Egypt

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  • yperez2 on 12 Feb 15
     
    A women tells her story of women genital mutilation in Egypt. She recalls how painful it was and will be ending the tradition. This tradition has become less popular but is still going on.
  • cguybar on 27 Jan 16
     
    Certain things like genital mutilation are common practice based on tradition. With no laws discouraging these types of acts, there is almost a sense of encouragement, which for women who no longer want to participate in these traditions serves as a up hill battle.
pvaldez2

Egyptian figures reveal 92% married women suffered female genital mutilation  | Daily Mail Online - 0 views

www.dailymail.co.uk/...female-genital-mutilation.html

egyptian FGM married women

shared by pvaldez2 on 17 Feb 16 - No Cached
  • pvaldez2 on 17 Feb 16
     
    This article describes how 92% of married women in Egypt have suffered female genital mutilation. Earlier this year, an Egyptian doctor Raslan Fadl was convicted of manslaughter and performing female genital mutilation that led to the death of a 13-year-old Sohair el-Batea. He was only sentenced 2 years in prison.
pvaldez2

How To Help Egyptian Women Fight For Equal Rights & Be Their Own Wonders Of The World | Bustle - 0 views

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how to help egyptian women fight equality

shared by pvaldez2 on 22 Mar 16 - No Cached
  • pvaldez2 on 22 Mar 16
     
    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."
yperez2

Dancing for women's rights - Daily News Egypt - 0 views

www.dailynewsegypt.com/...dancing-womens-rights

Women Rights Egypt women dancing

shared by yperez2 on 02 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • yperez2 on 02 Feb 15
     
    Women do a flash mob to bring attention to women rights. Many went to support the event, it was form of expression to get more supporters and stop sexual harassment.
sgriffi2

Movie about the Treatment of Women in Egytian Prisons - 0 views

In conjunction with the other article I posted about the treatment of Egyptian women in prison, I found an article about a movie that was made about the issue to spread awareness and hopefully lead...

#women #womensrights #equality #egypt #movies #film

started by sgriffi2 on 22 Feb 15 no follow-up yet
ajonesn

Egypt's Nationality Laws Are Sexist: Men Can Pass on Nationality to Their Wives, While Women Can't - 0 views

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egypt nationality laws pass twitter

shared by ajonesn on 13 Apr 15 - No Cached
  • ajonesn on 13 Apr 15
     
    While Egyptian men could pass on their nationality to their wives, Egyptian women don't have the same right. One Twitter user, Salma El-Daly, vows to fight this law. She wanted to pass her Egyptian nationality on to her husband, who is British, but soon found out this was illegal for women, but not for men.
  • ajonesn on 13 Apr 15
     
    While Egyptian men could pass on their nationality to their wives, Egyptian women don't have the same right. One Twitter user, Salma El-Daly, vows to fight this law. She wanted to pass her Egyptian nationality on to her husband, who is British, but soon found out this was illegal for women, but not for men.
sgriffi2

Egyptian Ceter for Egyptian Women's Rights - 0 views

http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2015/03/08/women-rally-women-to-work-in-reality-for-parliamentary-succ...A press conference was held by the Egyptian Ceter for Egyptian Women's Rights to discuss how w...

#feminism #womensrights #women #egypt

started by sgriffi2 on 29 Mar 15 no follow-up yet
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