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Unemployment Status by Age and Gender in Egypt (1998) |
Age group |
Male % |
Female % |
15- | 21.24 |
22.82 | 20- |
41.91 | 37.09 |
25- | 29.25 |
29.48 | 30- |
7.08 | 10.57 |
40- | 0.30 |
0.04 | 50- |
0.23 | 0.00 |
60-64 | 0.00 |
0.00 |
Total | 100.00 |
100.00 |
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Unemployment Status by
Educational Status and Gender in Egypt (1998) |
Educational status
| Male
% |
Female % | Illiteracy |
1.00
| 0.15 | Read &
Write | 1.51 |
0.26 |
Under Intermediate
| 1.93 | 0.70 |
Intermediate |
67.23
| 73.45 | Upper
Intermediate – under Uni. | 8.69 |
8.96 |
University and above
|
19.64
| 16.49 |
Unidentified | 0.00 |
0.00 |
Total |
100.00 |
100.00 |
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Female/Male
Gaps in Basic Indicators | Indicators | Year | Women / men (%) | Life expectancy at birth | 1998 | 103.2 | Population | 1998 | 95.4 | Literacy (15+) | 1998 | 65.9 | Primary enrolment | 1998/99 | 84.5 | Preparatory enrolment | 1998/99 | 84.8 | Secondary enrolment | 1998/99 | 85.9 | Tertiary enrolment | 1998/99 | 76.1 | Labor force | 1996 | 18.0 |
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Source: Egyptian Human Development Report. 1998/99 |
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Distribution of
Occupations by Gender (1999) | Occupations | Male (%) | Female (%) | Total (%) | Legislature, administrative and managerial occupations | 10.96 | 5.39 | 9.92 | Professional, technicians and prof. assistants | 18.15 | 35.07 | 21.32 | Clerical occupations | 5.17 | 10.73 | 6.22 | Services& sales occupations | 10.73 | 8.27 | 10.27 | Farmers, fishermen and hunters | 26.75 | 31.50 | 27.64 | Handicrafts occupation | 17.14 | 5.36 | 14.93 | Production | 8.12 | 2.66 | 7.10 | Un-skilled workers | 2.96 | 1.03 | 2.60 | Unidentified | 0.01 | - | 0.01 | Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
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Source: Labor Force Survey 1999 . (Annual Bulletin) |
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Distribution of
Occupations by Gender and Region (1999) | Occupations | Urban | Rural | Male (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | Legislature, administrative and managerial occupations | 16.59 | 7.39 | 6.70 | 3.73 | Professional, technicians and prof. assistants | 25.16 | 54.59 | 12.85 | 18.88 | Clerical occupations | 6.61 | 15.00 | 4.09 | 7.18 | Services & sales occupations | 11.79 | 10.56 | 9.93 | 6.37 | Farmers, fishermen and hunters | 4.86 | 3.06 | 43.30 | 55.08 | Handicrafts occupation | 21.32 | 5.04 | 13.98 | 5.62 | Production | 9.82 | 3.57 | 6.84 | 1.91 | Un-skilled workers | 3.83 | 0.79 | 2.30 | 1.22 | Unidentified | 0.02 | - | - | - | Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
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Distribution of
Economic Activities by Gender (1999) | Economic Activities | Male (%) | Female (%) | Total (%) | Agricultural& hunting | 27.96 | 46.83 | 28.70 | Mining &quarrying | 0.34 | 0.05 | 0.28 | Manufacturing | 13.94 | 14.48 | 13.18 | Electric, gas& water | 1.38 | 0.87 | 1.24 | Construction | 9.55 | 0.95 | 7.88 | Wholesale and retail trade and repairing | 12.80 | 13.01 | 12.06 | Hotels& restaurant | 1.89 | 1.98 | 1.79 | Transportation& storage | 7.49 | 1.90 | 6.33 | Financial mediation | 1.06 | 1.94 | 1.11 | Real estate and business services | 1.76 | 1.5 | 1.63 | Public defense | 9.49 | 15.87 | 9.74 | Education | 7.80 | 32.85 | 10.53 | Health and social work | 1.87 | 12.90 | 3.17 | Community, social and personal services | 2.45 | 1.08 | 1.53 | Domestic personal services | 0.21 | 0.43 | 0.23 | International and national organizations and foreign embassies | N.A | N.A | N.A | Activities not adequately described | 0.01 | - | 0.01 | Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
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Distribution of
Economic Activities by Gender and Region (1999) | Economic
Activities | Urban | Rural | Male (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | Agricultural & hunting | 5.54 | 3.43 | 44.91 | 55.56 | Mining & quarrying | 0.44 | 0.06 | 0.26 | - | Manufacturing | 19.60 | 11.91 | 9.66 | 8.21 | Electric, gas& water | 1.84 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 0.26 | Construction | 11.27 | 0.98 | 8.25 | 0.37 | Wholesale and retail trade and repairing | 19.85 | 9.87 | 7.47 | 8.05 | Hotels & restaurants | 3.19 | 2.07 | 0.90 | 0.76 | Transportation& storage | 9.79 | 2.64 | 5.76 | 0.19 | Financial mediation | 1.76 | 2.52 | 0.52 | 0.34 | Real estate and business services | 3.12 | 2.01 | 0.73 | 0.31 | Public
Defense | 10.58 | 19.07 | 8.67 | 3.98 | Education | 5.93 | 30.22 | 8.06 | 15.91 | Health and social work | 2.50 | 12.41 | 1.41 | 5.79 | Community, social and personal services | 2.66 | 1.40 | 2.29 | 0.12 | Domestic personal services | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.08 | 0.15 | International and national organizations and foreign embassies | N.A | N.A | N.A | N.A | Activities not adequately described | 0.02 | - | - | - | Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
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Distribution of
Work Status by Gender (1999) | Work Status | Male (%) | Female(%) | Total(%) | Paid Worker | 60.37 | 64.36 | 61.12 | Employer | 18.31 | 5.91 | 15.99 | Self -Employed | 12.41 | 7.74 | 11.53 | Family
Workers (Unpaid) | 8.91 | 21.99 | 11.36 | Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
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Distribution of
Work Status by Gender and Region (1999) |
Work Status |
Urban
|
Rural
| Male(%) |
Female(%) |
Male(%)
|
Female(%) |
Paid Worker |
69.10 |
91.43 |
53.77
|
61.12 |
Employer |
13.41 |
2.07 |
22.02
|
15.99 |
Self -Employed |
13.92 |
3.12 |
11.26
|
11.53 |
Family
Workers (Unpaid) |
3.57 |
3.38
|
12.95
| 11.36 |
Total |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00
|
100.00 |
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Distribution of
Sectors by Gender (1999) | Sector | Male (%) | Female (%) | Total (%) | Government | 23.54 | 39.98 | 26.62 | Public | 7.36 | 2.81 | 6.52 | Private (Inside Enterprise) | 24.82 | 21.49 | 24.20 | Private (Outside Enterprise) | 43.08 | 35.03 | 41.57 | Investment | 0.82 | 0.47 | 0.75 | Other include foreign & cooperative | 0.36 | 0.23 | 0.34 | Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
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Percentage Members of Women in Professional Syndicate to Total
Members- 1996
|
Syndicate
|
Women
(%)
|
Physicians
| 26.9 |
Dentists |
33.3 |
Veterinary Doctors |
31.0 |
Pharmacists |
34.6
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Agricultural Occupations
|
12.4
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Educational Occupations
|
43.1
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Engineering Occupations
|
10.6
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Commercial Occupations
|
N.A.
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Lawyers
|
15.6
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Scientific Occupations
|
28.9
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Media Occupations
|
19.9
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Acting Occupations
|
31.4
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Cinema Occupations
|
19.7
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Musical Occupations
|
39.0
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Nursing Occupations
|
91.6
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Applied Art Syndicate
|
53.6
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Tourism Guides Syndicate
|
29.6
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Fine Artists Syndicate
|
43.7
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Social Occupations
|
44.8
| Total |
21.6
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Source: National Council For Women. 2001.
"Egyptian Women Report". (Unpublished)
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