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Future of Egyptian Female Participation in Labor Force

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In accordance with the United Nations’ agenda for 2030 for sustainable development, namely the fifth goal: “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” (United Nations 2015). It is important to plan for the future of women’s economic empowerment for females in Egypt. The expected number of females in labor force and the participation in the economic life in 2030 is one of the main important basics to produce plans and strategies for women’s economic empowerment.

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    Egypt demographic and health survey is conducted regularly each 4/5 years on a sample of ever married women age 15–49. The main purpose of the EDHS is to provide detailed information on fertility, family planning, infant and child mortality, maternal and child health and nutrition.

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  1. Biostatistics and Demography, Independent Demographic Expert, Monmouth, Oregon, USA

    Huda Alkitkat Ph.D.

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Alkitkat, H. (2018). Future of Egyptian Female Participation in Labor Force. In: Egyptian Female Labor Force Participation and the Future of Economic Empowerment . SpringerBriefs in Political Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59644-0_4

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