Minister of Labour Mohamed Saafan said in press statements on Thursday that the unemployment percentage among women exceeds 25%, "which is unprecedented." Moreover, Saafan said that as Egypt embarks on the "year of women," there should be significant change in increasing women's role. The National Council for Women outlined the 2030 development strategy for gender equality last week. The strategy tackles an array of subjects; chiefly sexual harassment, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and empowering women entrepreneurs. The centre report stated that unemployment rate among youth aging between 15 to 29 years reached 27.3%

Source: Egypt Independent January 20, 2017 13:11 UTC