Ancient Egypt: Gender Differences Between Men And Women
Egypt is one of the world’s top rated countries for gender inequality. These roles are related to the traditional Islamic family composition. The women’s roles are associated to the domestic sphere, while the men’s role are associated to the public sphere. Domestic sphere is when the woman’s role is to take care of home, and public sphere is when the man’s role is influenced by political action. Because of the differences between men and women, individuals have several of different life experiences and opportunities. The women of Egypt have many disadvantages compared to the men. This go back way to the Ancient days when men looked at women as being beneath them. Women always were at lower position than men in the Egyptian hierarchy. There
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When married couples had children, they were expected to keep producing until they bear at least two sons. If women could not produce a male offspring, then it would be considered as a misfortune for the married women. Having sons will give certainty for the family to have decent security. The only power an Egyptian woman had was when her son got married because she will automatically receive control over the newly developing families of her sons. Still to this day, Egyptian women undergo the same problems, but dealing with more modern day issues. Like many other countries, women in Egypt suffer from gender inequality in education, jobs, and, political …show more content…
Almost all of women’s work is extremely ignored by the economic policies. Employment is socially labeled as “women's work” and “men's work”. This is a result of social values and the division of labor inside and outside a family’s household. As of Ancient Egypt, women are still expected to only have responsibility for their household. Men in Egypt have way more opportunities when it comes to employment and careers. Female in Egypt face a longer period of unemployment than males. The typical duration of unemployment among females is 141 weeks, while men unemployment duration is 109 weeks. The longest unemployment duration that a female undergo is 173 weeks even while obtaining a secondary vocational degree. The unemployment rate for females in Egypt is 13.4 percent more than unemployed
When married couples had children, they were expected to keep producing until they bear at least two sons. If women could not produce a male offspring, then it would be considered as a misfortune for the married women. Having sons will give certainty for the family to have decent security. The only power an Egyptian woman had was when her son got married because she will automatically receive control over the newly developing families of her sons. Still to this day, Egyptian women undergo the same problems, but dealing with more modern day issues. Like many other countries, women in Egypt suffer from gender inequality in education, jobs, and, political …show more content…
Almost all of women’s work is extremely ignored by the economic policies. Employment is socially labeled as “women's work” and “men's work”. This is a result of social values and the division of labor inside and outside a family’s household. As of Ancient Egypt, women are still expected to only have responsibility for their household. Men in Egypt have way more opportunities when it comes to employment and careers. Female in Egypt face a longer period of unemployment than males. The typical duration of unemployment among females is 141 weeks, while men unemployment duration is 109 weeks. The longest unemployment duration that a female undergo is 173 weeks even while obtaining a secondary vocational degree. The unemployment rate for females in Egypt is 13.4 percent more than unemployed