Violence against women in Egypt

Running head: VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN EGYPT
Violence against women in Egypt
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1VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN EGYPT
Introduction
Among the two genders of the human society, women have always been categorized to
be the weaker gender. They have been looked down to be inferior when compared with their
male counterpart (Alesina, Brioschi and Ferrara 2016). This exist due to the fact that since the
inception of the human civilization, it has always been the male gender who had carried out work
in the public sphere while the women were concerned with managing the household. This
distinction was not rigid in the ancient times (Browne 2016). Even in the under developed parts
of the world like that of India and the Roman civilization, mention of several women can be
found who contributed significantly to the growth of the human civilization. They took part in
politics and made important decisions regarding the course of the state action. However, with the
emergence of the Middle Ages, this situation changed to a great extent and the female gender
war relegated to the background (Ellsberg et al. 2015). This was mainly due to the increasing
attention which was paid to the religious scriptures. The importance of the religious scriptures
and their teachings had preponderant impact on the position of the women in the society and this
is common all across the globe (Heise 2018). This policy brief seeks to explain the position of
women, especially pertaining to the region of Egypt. The brief further looks in to the various
aspects of violence that exists against the women of Egypt and seeks to provide certain
recommendation to eliminate such evils. The brief also looks in to the existing policies of Egypt
which seeks to provide protection to its women. The policy brief concludes with the importance
of the position of women for the very survival of the human race and urges mankind to ensure
that the female gender is given their due recognition and respect.

2VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN EGYPT
Scope of the Problem
Violence against women is considered to be one of the most concerning issues of the
contemporary society. With the end of the two World Wars, the United Nations Organizations
was established in 1945 with the hopes of providing adequate freedom to the people so that they
may enjoy a decent standard of living (García-Moreno et al. 2015). The institution sought to
provide certain restrictions on the actions of the states which had the probability of infringing the
rights and the freedom of the individual. However, the violence against women is not a state
activity but rather is an evil which is carried out by the male counterpart. The males of the
society seek to assert its dominance over the women folk due to the fact that they simply can
(Flood 2019). Furthermore, it has been observed that such activities of the male gender is hardly
condemned by the state government or other agencies of the government, as they are of the
opinion that this is a private affair and hence, outside the scope of state activity.
Within the context of the region of Egypt, the violence against women has emerged to be
an important legal and social problem which demands the intervention of the state authorities
(Michau et al. 2015). The problem has been in existence since times immemorial but has never
been addressed in an effective manner. In the recent times, the upsurge in the women’s activist
movement and the platform of media, has brought the significance of this issue in front of the
common people. However, an important problem that faces the state is the fact that there is
hardly ever any reports of sexual violence against women in Egypt. This is because of the social
stigma that is attached with the issue of molestation as people often raise doubts about the
character of women rather than condemning the heinous activity of the male criminal (Guedes et
al. 2016) In was in 2013 that a report released by the United Nations, known as the Study on
Ways and Methods to Eliminate Sexual Harassment in Egypt which showed to the world the