2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Despite increased access to education, women''s conspicuous absence from
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the labour market in Egypt, and the Arab world in general, has been a
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key issue. Building on the stock of evidence on women''s employment, this
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study provides a qualitative analysis of the torrent of challenges that
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educated married and unmarried women face as they venture into the
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labour market in Egypt. Single women highlight constrained opportunities
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due to job scarcity and compromised job quality. Issues of low pay, long
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hours, informality and workplace suitability to gender propriety norms
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come to the fore in the interview data. Among married working women, the
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conditions of the work domain are compounded by challenges of time
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deprivation and weak family and social support. The article highlights
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women''s calculated and aptly negotiated decisions to work or opt out of
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the labour market in the face of such challenges. The analysis takes
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issue with the culturalist view that reduces women''s employment
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decisions to ideology. It brings to the context of Arab countries three
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global arguments pertaining to the inseparability of work and family for
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women; the role of social policies and labour market conditions in
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defining women''s employment decisions; and the potential disconnect
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between employment and empowerment. By looking at women as jobseekers
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and workers, the analysis particularly highlights the intersectionality
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of different forms of inequality in defining employment opportunities.'
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affiliation: 'Barsoum, G (Corresponding Author), Amer Univ Cairo, Publ Policy \& Adm
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Dept, Sch Global Affairs \& Publ Policy, Off 2076 Jameel Ctr, Cairo, Egypt.
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Barsoum, Ghada, Amer Univ Cairo, Publ Policy \& Adm Dept, Cairo, Egypt.'
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author: Barsoum, Ghada
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author-email: gbarsoum@aucegypt.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Barsoum
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given: Ghada
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1111/gwao.12285
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eissn: 1468-0432
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files: []
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issn: 0968-6673
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journal: GENDER WORK AND ORGANIZATION
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keywords: Egypt; family; gender; marriage; qualitative; women's employment
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keywords-plus: INTERSECTIONALITY; YOUTH; ORGANIZATIONS; JOBS
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language: English
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month: JUL
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number: '7'
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number-of-cited-references: '86'
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orcid-numbers: Barsoum, Ghada/0000-0002-1050-0215
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pages: 895-914
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papis_id: 4d260c47ff2f1fdfcffb5042a80a31fd
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ref: Barsoum2019womenwork
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times-cited: '20'
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title: '``Women, work and family'': Educated women''s employment decisions and social
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policies in Egypt'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000475642500002
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usage-count-last-180-days: '3'
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usage-count-since-2013: '18'
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volume: '26'
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web-of-science-categories: Management; Women's Studies
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year: '2019'
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