×

Women Affairs

HomeAll PostsTopicsWomen Affairs

Working Paper- Does Public Health Insurance Increase Maternal Health Care Utilization in Egypt

2017Ahmed RashadCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptElhussien I. MansourMesbah SharafPaperWomen Affairs
March 01, 2017 03:36 am
0

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Ahmed Rashad, Mesbah Sharaf, Elhussien I. Mansour Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/does-public-health-insurance-increase-maternal-health-care-utilization-in-egypt/ Abstract: We assess the impact of health insurance on the utilization of maternal health care services in Egypt. A propensity score matching is used to control for baseline...

Learn More

Year of the Egyptian Woman

2017EgyptMichael BarakPaperThe Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African StudiesWomen Affairs
January 30, 2017 03:36 am
0

Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Michael Barak Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/year-egyptian-woman In March, three events related to women took place in Egypt, including International Women’s Day, Egyptian Women’s Day, and Mother’s Day,[1] which sparked a lively debate on social networking sites (SNS), especially among women, about the...

Learn More

Women and Quotas in Egypt’s Parliament

2017Democracy and PoliticsErin FracolliPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyWomen Affairs
January 05, 2017 05:53 am
0

Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Erin Fracolli Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/Women-and-quotas-in-egypts-parliament/ Maya Morsi, the head of Egypt’s state-affiliated National Council for Women (NCW), announced last week that the NCW had completed the first phase of a program to increase women’s participation in local council elections, reaching over...

Learn More

Working Paper- Energy Subsidy Reform in Egypt: The Gender – “Energy” Poverty Nexus

2016Economic Research ForumEconomyFatma El-HamidiPaperWomen Affairs
October 01, 2016 05:53 am
0

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Fatma El-Hamidi Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/energy-subsidy-reform-in-egypt-the-gender-energy-poverty-nexus/ Abstract: The purpose of this study is to quantify the effects of the current energy reform policy on household expenditures along gender and regional lines. Gender analysis helps to identify constraints such as transportation...

Learn More

Working Paper- Why is Fertility on the Rise in Egypt? The Role of Women’s Employment Opportunities

2016Caroline KrafftEconomic Research ForumEconomyPaperWomen Affairs
September 01, 2016 05:53 am
0

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Caroline Krafft Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/why-is-fertility-on-the-rise-in-egypt-the-role-of-womens-employment-opportunities/ Abstract: Can declining employment opportunities for women reverse the fertility transition? This paper presents new evidence that the demographic transition has not just stalled, but in fact reversed in...

Learn More

Working Paper- Does International Migration Help Them Marry earlier? A Hazard Model for the Case of Egypt

2016Anda DavidCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptPaperRana HendyWomen Affairs
September 01, 2016 03:36 am
0

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Anda David, Rana Hendy Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/does-international-migration-help-them-marry-earlier-a-hazard-model-for-the-case-of-egypt/ Abstract: Marriage represents an important step of entering adulthood in the Egyptian society and its delay often results in tensions and frustration among youth. Considering migration as a...

Learn More

Egypt’s National Council for Women: A Substitute for Civil Society?

2016Civil SocietyErin FracolliPaperSara Abdel RahimThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyWomen Affairs
July 15, 2016 05:52 am
0

Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Sara Abdel Rahim, Erin Fracolli Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypts-national-council-for-Women-a-substitute-for-civil-society/ The Egyptian women’s movement is one of oldest in the Middle East, dating back to 1923 and full of influential and inspirational figures. In addition to civil society organizations that...

Learn More

Working Paper- Does Microcredit Reduce Gender Gap in Employment? An Application of Decomposition Analysis to Egypt

2016Economic Research ForumEconomyEgyptMohamed El Hedi ArouriNguyen Viet CuongPaperWomen Affairs
June 01, 2016 03:36 am
0

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mohamed El Hedi Arouri, Nguyen Viet Cuong Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/does-microcredit-reduce-gender-gap-in-employment-an-application-of-decomposition-analysis-to-egypt/ Abstract: In this paper, we examine the impact of microcredit on labor supply of men and women and subsequently investigate whether microcredit can reduce employment...

Learn More

Working Paper- Women’s participation in Labor Market in Egypt: Constraints and Opportunities

2016Economic Research ForumEconomyHanan NazierPaperRacha RamadanWomen Affairs
May 01, 2016 05:53 am
0

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Hanan Nazier, Racha Ramadan Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/Womens-participation-in-labor-market-in-egypt-constraints-and-opportunities/ Abstract: This research deals with female labor force participation and its determinants in the Egyptian society using the “Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey” (ELMPS) 2012.  More precisely, the paper...

Learn More

Egypt: President Sisi in a Crusader Fight with a Generation

2016Bahey Eldin HassanCairo Institute For Human Rights StudiesDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsKarim LahidjiPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismWomen Affairs
January 25, 2016 03:33 am
0

Source: Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Author(s): Karim Lahidji, Bahey Eldin Hassan Original Link: http://www.cihrs.org/?p=17984&lang=en The international community’s support given to Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime is primarily based on the notion that his regime maintains stability in the country. President Sisi keeps assuring that he is leading a successful...

Learn More

Working Paper- Intergenerational Mobility in Women’s Employment Outcomes in Egypt

2015Economic Research ForumEconomyMaia SieverdingPaperWomen Affairs
December 01, 2015 05:53 am
0

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Maia Sieverding Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/intergenerational-mobility-in-Womens-employment-outcomes-in-egypt/ Abstract: The importance of mothers’ educational and occupational attainments for understanding the social mobility of their children, and particularly daughters, has been increasingly emphasized as female labor force...

Learn More

Working Paper- Arab Spring Protests and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from the Egyptian Revolution

2015Economic Research ForumEconomyMathilde MaurelNelly El-MallakhPaperWomen Affairs
October 01, 2015 05:53 am
0

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Nelly El-Mallakh, Mathilde Maurel Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/arab-spring-protests-and-Womens-labor-market-outcomes-evidence-from-the-egyptian-revolution/ Abstract: We analyze the effects of the 2011 Egyptian protests on the relative labor market conditions of women using panel information from the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey...

Learn More

MEPP © 2018 All Rights Reserved Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

The publications re-posted on www.me-policy.org are available to the public and are not MEPP original publication. Each publication includes a reference to the source location. MEPP is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of MEPP. Experts listed on MEPP are are independent or affiliated with their respective institutions and have no affiliation to MEPP.

Skip to toolbar