Women in Egypt

In the ancient world in Egypt, women were treated better than any other major civilization in the world. Although for non-royal women in a marriage, their known title was the "mistress of the house" (Thompson: http://www.womenintheancientworld.com/women_in_ancient_egypt.htm)and each meal was prepared by scratch. Not by rank, but by marital status and gender, set the foundational rules of where the person slept in the household.

In the article I read on BBc's News of the Middle East, A Women's place in the New Egypt, Leana Hosea stated "The role of women in the Egyptian revolution was vital to its success - from smuggling food and medical supplies into the square under their clothing, to ripping up the pavement for rocks and facing a barrage of Molotov cocktails.... Egyptian women proved to the world they were not voiceless and oppressed." (Leana Hosea 2011)

Female Revolutionaries in Cairo:

While looking the daily charts on the website "The Economist" I found many interesting facts about women in Egypt. There are about 83 million citizens in egypt and about half are women. I found out that about the same proportion of men and women in Egypt are likely to go to school for an education. Although statistics from 2006 show that women are paid less than men in most jobs. They are also are six times less likely to be someone's boss. I posted the URL if anyone is interested to watch the very short video on a few statistics gathered about Egyptian women.

After the Revolution in Tahrir Square, the harassment level to women in Egypt has been tremendously less if not none at all and much respect devoted to women. Wearing a veil is free choice:

"Women in Egypt: Still struggling | The Economist." The Economist - World News, Politics, Economics, Business & Finance. 21 Oct. 2011. Web. 31 Dec. 2011. <http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/10/women-egypt>

Thompson, James C.. "Women in Ancient Egypt." Home Page. Web. 31 Dec. 2011. <http://www.womenintheancientworld.com/women_in_ancient_egypt.htm>

Hosea, Leana. "BBC News - A woman's place in the new Egypt." BBC - Homepage. 23 Mar. 2011. Web. 31 Dec. 2011. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12819919>

"Women in Egypt: ‘Why Not?’ « The DiA Blog." The DiA Blog. N.p., 13 Mar. 2011. Web. 31 Dec. 2011.<http://developmentinaction.wordpress.com/2011/03/14/women-in-egypt-why-not/>