2016
DOI: 10.4054/demres.2016.35.11
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The gendered effects of labour market experiences on marriage timing in Egypt

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“…Upon completing their education, successful transition to work is an important step towards full adulthood for young men in MENA ( Assaad, Binzel, and Gadallah 2010 ; Dhillon and Yousef 2009 ; Salem 2016 ). In contrast, a large percentage of Egyptian women never work ( Assaad and El Hamidi 2009 ; Roushdy and Selwaness 2015 ), so entering paid employment is not an expected step in young women’s transition to adulthood.…”
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“…Upon completing their education, successful transition to work is an important step towards full adulthood for young men in MENA ( Assaad, Binzel, and Gadallah 2010 ; Dhillon and Yousef 2009 ; Salem 2016 ). In contrast, a large percentage of Egyptian women never work ( Assaad and El Hamidi 2009 ; Roushdy and Selwaness 2015 ), so entering paid employment is not an expected step in young women’s transition to adulthood.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In contrast, a large percentage of Egyptian women never work ( Assaad and El Hamidi 2009 ; Roushdy and Selwaness 2015 ), so entering paid employment is not an expected step in young women’s transition to adulthood. Many women who do work view this as a temporary activity during the period between finishing school and getting married ( Amin and Al-Bassusi 2004 ; Barsoum 2004 ), but employment nevertheless has no impact on women’s likelihood of marrying ( Salem 2016 ). Our results reflect some of these varied expectations for young people’s labor market participation by gender.…”
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confidence: 99%
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