Women’s right in the Egyptian countryside

Introduction

Even though women are 48.6% of Egyptian society, according to recent governmental statistics, they suffer in a male-dominated society which prefers men. This gender discrimination is crystal clear in many remote and countryside areas where females struggle to prove their right to be treated as equal to men. Gender inequality leads to many problems such as lack of access to education, domestic violence and lower pay.

Women’s lack of education in rural society

It is well-known that education is a right and need for everyone like their right to food and shelter especially in the era of technology and AI, learning is the food for our minds. However, many females are still struggling for their right to education.  People in rural areas still consider men superior to women and therefore they deserve a better education. More than 70% of the countryside females didn’t have the opportunity to learn. As an Egyptian woman born and raised in the countryside, I have become an eyewitness to several cases in which girls are deprived of their right to a good education. Many people in such rural areas see their girls as a burden they will bear for the rest of their lives.

Domestic violence

Females also suffer from domestic violence especially those who are forced to marry at a young age. Countryside people’s mindset is different due to the above-mentioned reasons. They prefer to spend their hard-earned money on their boys as they see boys as a good investment for the future and girls only benefit their future husbands. Many stories of domestic violence against women who have no right to end their suffering for just being born with the y chromosome.

Lower payment

The gender pay gap in the work field is huge due to the preference for male workers and differences in the occupations and industries where women and men are most likely to work.

Conclusion

Although gender equality is a fundamental human right, women in the countryside are inferior to men. This is because of those areas of heritage where females have less ability for hard work.  

Raghda Ramadan Ibraheem

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