Document Type
Working Paper
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
This Population Council working paper describes the opportunity cost of women’s participation in the labor market in Egypt, a critical determinant of not only participating in the labor market, but also of continuing in it. The paper observes career mobility and job-to-job turnover by gender; it also looks at career development over a period of time and analyzes the impact of different factors on career development. The importance of the results increases with the privatization trend in the Egyptian economy. Findings show that 90 percent of women work in the public sector where career paths are similar regardless of gender; women in the private sector fare worse and additional studies are needed to observe the tradeoff between wages and job security among these workers.
DOI
10.31899/pgy2.1071
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Gadallah, May. 2011. "Factors of career mobility in Egypt by gender," Gender and Work in the MENA Region Working Paper no. 16. Cairo: Population Council.
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