Women spend a disproportionate amount of time in unpaid care work compared to men.
There are particularly large gender disparities in care work in countries in the Middle East …

This research submitted fictitious resumes to online job postings in Egypt, randomizing
gender and marital status. More job postings explicitly required men (14 per cent) than …

Various challenges are thought to render female-headed households (FHHs) vulnerable to
poverty in the Arab region. Yet, previous studies have mixed results and despite the …

The paid care economy plays a crucial role in employing women. This sector also acts as a
mechanism to reduce care work within households, which disproportionately affects women …

Understanding jobseeker preferences–including their reservation wages and how much
they value different non-wage amenities–is difficult because they are not directly observable …

This paper investigates a neglected reason underlying the low female labor participation
rates in Egypt: husbands' opposition. We find that opposition falls with increasing levels of …

▶ Abstract Do employers discriminate against married women? This research submitted
fictitious resumes to online job postings in Egypt, randomizing gender and marital status …

International Labour Organization estimates that, in 2018, 647 million working-age adults
were hindered from entering the workforce due to family responsibilities—94 percent of …

The female employment rate is low in Egypt. In 2021, only 13 per cent of women were
employed (Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) 2021). Married …

The inaugural International Day of Care and Support is a welcome recognition from the
international community of the invaluable contribution of care work to our societies and …