Research Capacity Building on
Gender and Work in the MENA Region:
Final Dissemination Conference
Sofitel Hotel
Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
15 March 2010
AGENDA
| 9:00–9:15 am | Welcome Note and Introduction |
| Session I | Research Based on the Egypt Labor Market Survey Data (2006) |
| 9:15–9:25 am | "Women’s economic resources and bargaining in marriage: Does Egyptian women's well-being depend on earnings or marriage payments?" (PDF) |
| 9:25–9:35 am | "The role of ICT in empowering women in Arab countries: A literature review" (PDF) |
| 9:35–9:45 am | "Women's job search behavior in the Egyptian labor market" (PDF) |
| 9:45–9:55 am | "Factors of career mobility by gender in Egypt" (PDF) |
| 9:55–10:05 am | "Egyptian married women don't desire to work or simply can't? A duration analysis" (PDF) |
| 10:05–10:15 am | "On trade policy and wages inequality in Egypt: Evidence from microeconomic data" (PDF) |
| 10:15–11:15 am | Session Wrap-up and Discussions |
| 11:15–11:30 am | Coffee Break |
| Session II | Research on Gender and Work Using Qualitative Research |
| 11:30–11:40 am | "Steel lives under economic reforms: Gender, household and work in Helwan, Egypt" (PDF) |
| 11:40–11:50 am | "The absence of youth participation in the labor market in Palestine: Reasons and limitations" (PDF in Arabic) |
| 11:50 am–12:00 pm | "Economic abuse among Lebanese women" (PDF) |
| 12:00–12:10 pm | "Factors affecting women’s promotion into top managerial positions in the Sudan" (PDF) |
| 12:10–12:20 pm | "Women’s empowerment and micro-credits in Sudan: A case study in a poor urban setting in Khartoum" (PDF) |
| 12:20–12:30 pm | "Decent work for women in Sinai" (PDF in Arabic) |
| 12:30–12:40 pm | "Invisible actors: Conditions of women's work in agriculture" (PDF) |
| 12:40–1:40 pm | Session Wrap-up and Discussions |
| 1:40–2:30 pm | Lunch |
| Session III | Research on Gender and Work Using Statistical Data in Other MENA Countries |
| 2:30–2:40 pm | "Transition from high education to the labour market: Unemployed graduates from gender aspects in the Palestinian territory—Main findings" (PDF) |
| 2:40–2:50 pm | "The dynamics of wage discrimination and gender equity in the Moroccan labor market" (PDF) |
| 2:50–3:00 pm | "Female labour force in Yemen: Levels, trends and determinants" (PDF in Arabic) |
| 3:00–3:30 pm | Session Wrap-up and Discussions |
| Session IV | Literature Reviews on Gender and Work |
| 3:30–3:40 pm | "A review of the literature on female labor market participation in Egypt" (PDF in Arabic) |
| 3:40–3:50 pm | "A review of the literature on the social dimensions of girls’ labor in Egypt" (PDF in Arabic) |
| 3:50–4:00 pm | "Review of literature on gender and work: Reflecting on the experience in Egypt and globally" (PDF) |
| 4:00–4:30 pm | Wrap-up Session |
| 4:30–5:00 pm | Final Wrap-up Session |
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