On International Women’s Day, Business Forward explores modern-day obstacles to women leading successful businesses and happy, functioning families. Featuring Malaysian Parentpreneur, Educator, Coach & Designer, Coco Wong, this is the first in a series of s spotlighting successful examples of women who have managed to do both. Interview by Tareq Selim // Conducted at the Women […]
In the recently released “Women, Business and the Law 2020” report by the World Bank, which measures the percentage of female participation in the workforce around the world, as well as the socioeconomic and legal situations that are determinant to female employment, it was revealed that only 45% of Egyptian women actively participate in the
Despite some clear hurdles, bridging the employment gap between men and women can be a game changer in Egypt’s long-desired economic development. In Egypt, only 20.9 percent of Egypt’s labor force is female, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). Expanding the economic empowerment of women in the MENA region can
Women in Egypt constitute nearly half of the economically active population; however, and despite near parity in education attainment, their contribution to economic development is still low – which hurts the country’s desired economic growth on the long-run. Official World Bank statistics claim that female participation in Egypt’s labor force (FPLP) stood at 23% in
