Exploiting a unique policy reform in Egypt that reduced the number of years of compulsory schooling, we show how it … entirely driven by girls from more disadvantaged households. Treated women later experienced important positive improvements in …

Egyptian women have played an unprecedented role in the Arab Spring democratic movement, possibly changing women … women's participation over 2011-13. We exploit the geographical heterogeneity along these two margins to conduct a double … difference analysis using data surrounding the period. We find a significant improvement in women's final say regarding decisions …

rural Egypt. Relative to women in the control villages, the intervention increased the likelihood of treated women engaging …Women in the MENA region are economically and socially disempowered. High youth unemployment rates together with … to relax human capital constraints for women by offering vocational, business and life skills training in 30 villages in …

Egypt's repressive crackdown on anti-government dissent and women's public activism. …This article examines how the Lonely Planet and Rough Guide to Egypt (2005-2015) depicted the sexual harassment of … women tourists in a way that built consent for global counterterrorism practices. It examines guidebook tips for women …

Exploiting a unique policy reform in Egypt that reduced the number of years of compulsory schooling, we show how it … entirely driven by girls from more disadvantaged households. Treated women later experienced important positive improvements in …