The Post Covid-19 Pandemic: New Normal for Egyptian Women
The economic empowerment of women is a main pillar of the Egypt National Strategy for Women’s Empowerment 20301, which sets out several mechanisms to achieve this goal. These include a) expanding employment options; b) increasing Female Labour Force Participation (FLFP); c) providing equal opportunities in all sectors (including entrepreneurship and the private sector); and d) assumption of key positions by women in both public sector and private entities.
Concurrently, the strategy aims to guarantee opportunities for greater social participation of women, expand capacities of choice, and work towards the eradication of practices that are discriminative and harmful against women within the family and in the public sphere.
This paper aims to envision the future of economic empowerment of Egyptian women in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.