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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
Safaa El-Kogali, Regional Director, Population Council



Session I

Research Based on the Egypt Labor Market Survey Data (2006)
Session chair: Ragui Assaad

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)
Researcher: Rania Salem, Egypt

9:25–9:35 am

"The role of ICT in empowering women in Arab countries: A literature review" (PDF)
Researcher: Mona Badran, Egypt
Discussions moderator: Samia Satti

9:35–9:45 am

"Women's job search behavior in the Egyptian labor market" (PDF)
Researcher: Somaya Ahmed, Egypt
Discussions moderator: Mohamed Ramadan

9:45–9:55 am

"Factors of career mobility by gender in Egypt" (PDF)
Researcher: May Gadallah, Egypt

9:55–10:05 am

"Egyptian married women don't desire to work or simply can't? A duration analysis" (PDF)
Researcher: Rana Hendy, Egypt

10:05–10:15 am

"On trade policy and wages inequality in Egypt: Evidence from microeconomic data" (PDF)
Researcher: Chahir Zaki, Egypt
Discussions moderator: Mona Said

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
Session chair: Ghada Barsoum

11:30–11:40 am

"Steel lives under economic reforms: Gender, household and work in Helwan, Egypt" (PDF)
Researcher: Dina Ebeid, Egypt

11:40–11:50 am

"The absence of youth participation in the labor market in Palestine: Reasons and limitations" (PDF in Arabic)
Researcher: Ayman Abdulmajeed, Palestine

11:50 am–12:00 pm

"Economic abuse among Lebanese women" (PDF)
Researcher: Jinan Usta, Lebanon
Discussions moderator: Rima Habib

12:00–12:10 pm

"Factors affecting women’s promotion into top managerial positions in the Sudan" (PDF)
Researcher: Sumaia El-Zein, Sudan

12:10–12:20 pm

"Women’s empowerment and micro-credits in Sudan: A case study in a poor urban setting in Khartoum" (PDF)
Researchers: Shahira Osama and Amira Badri, Sudan
Discussions moderator: Safaa El-Kogali

12:20–12:30 pm

"Decent work for women in Sinai" (PDF in Arabic)
Researcher: Marawan Hassan, Egypt
Discussions moderator: Saeed El-Masry

12:30–12:40 pm

"Invisible actors: Conditions of women's work in agriculture" (PDF)
Researchers: Saker El-Nour, Egypt; Zhour Bouzidi, Morocco; and Wided Moumen, Tunisia
Discussions moderator: Reem Saaad

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
Session chair: Ragui Assaad

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)
Researcher: Saleh El-Kafri, Palestine
Discussions moderator: Yousef Daoud

2:40–2:50 pm

"The dynamics of wage discrimination and gender equity in the Moroccan labor market" (PDF)
Researcher: Sami Zouari, Tunisia

2:50–3:00 pm

"Female labour force in Yemen: Levels, trends and determinants" (PDF in Arabic)
Researcher: Tareq El-Kebsi, Yemen

3:00–3:30 pm Session Wrap-up and Discussions


Session IV

Literature Reviews on Gender and Work
Session chair: Hania Sholkamy

3:30–3:40 pm

"A review of the literature on female labor market participation in Egypt" (PDF in Arabic)
Researcher: Karima Al-Sagheer, Egypt
Discussions moderator: Reem Saad

3:40–3:50 pm

"A review of the literature on the social dimensions of girls’ labor in Egypt" (PDF in Arabic)
Researcher: Sawsan El-Shereif, Egypt

3:50–4:00 pm

"Review of literature on gender and work: Reflecting on the experience in Egypt and globally" (PDF)
Researcher: Samaa Hazem, Egypt



4:00–4:30 pm Wrap-up Session
4:30–5:00 pm Final Wrap-up Session

 

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