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    Young people’s gender role attitudes over the transition to adulthood in Egypt

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2017
    Change in gender role attitudes is a neglected dimension of research on the transition to adulthood in the Middle East and North Africa that has broad implications for young people’s outcomes, as well as attitudinal change in the region over time.
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    The effect of mothers’ employment on youth gender role attitudes: evidence from Egypt

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2017
    Cross-nationally, having a working mother during childhood is associated with more egalitarian attitudes among both adult men and women. However, no previous studies have explored this relationship in the Middle East and North Africa, where women’s employment rates have remained persistently low.
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    Adolescent girls in Egypt

    2016
    Girls under age 20—around 19 million of them—make up one-fifth of Egypt’s population.1 In 2015, about 8 million of these girls were adolescents between ages 10 and 19. According to the latest projections from the United Nations (UN) Population Division, this group will grow to 11.5 million in 2030—a 44 percent increase in 15 years.
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    HIV/AIDS vulnerabilities, discrimination, and service accessibility among Africa’s youth: insights from a multi-country study

    Population Council, USA, 2015
    At the individual level, youth lack access to appropriate SRH [sexual and reproductive health] information and confidential, low-cost, and stigma-free SRH services.
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    Promoting successful transitions to employment for Egyptian youth

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2015
    This Policy Perspective argues that active labor market policies, such as public employment schemes, wage subsidies, job search assistance, and skills training have not been effective in improving the quantity or quality of employment for youth in the Middle East and North Africa region and will likely not be very effective in the future.
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    How does reducing years of compulsory schooling affect education and labor market outcomes in a developing country?

    Economic Research Foundation, India, 2015
    At the end of the 1980’s, Egypt introduced a policy change to its pre-university education system where the years of primary education decreased from six to five, reducing the overall years of compulsory education from nine to eight.
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    Confidence, capacity, connections: a young woman's guide to leadership

    National Democratic Institute, 2010
    Civic and political engagement can be a daunting challenge, particularly for young women. This guide is designed for a wide range of young women, be they a member of an established organisation or association, an aspiring politician, an individual with a project idea, or someone struggling to balance many roles and responsibilities in their life.
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    The evolution of labor supply and unemployment in the Egyptian economy: 1988-2012

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2014
    This paper analyses the evolution of labour supply and unemployment in Egypt in the period from 1999 to 2012, focusing on the impact of the demographic phenomenon known as the youth bulge and the impact of the world financial crisis and the marked economic slowdown following the January 25th 2011 revolution.
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    Does the type of higher education affect labor market outcomes? A comparison of Egypt and Jordan

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2014
    In Egypt and Jordan there is a substantial mismatch between the output of the higher education system and the needs of labour market. Both demand and supply-side factors could be driving this mismatch. This paper tests a key supply-side issue, whether differences in institutional structures and incentives in higher education affect students’ employability.
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    Young people and the digital divide in Egypt: an empirical study

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2013
    Digital divide is a new phenomenon emerging with the development of the information and communication technologies (ICTs). The digital divide can be defined as the gap between those with a permanent, effective access to new ICTs and those with none.

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