Women in Egypt from a

cultural standpoint
Women and minorities had wanted guarantees of equal rights, but that goal seems out of
reach now that control of Egypt has shifted to an Islamist president with a new
constitution . Reasons for this are:

Article 10 : which stipulates that the state"shall provide free maternal and child
care services, and maintain a balance between a woman's obligations toward the
family and public work".
Article 36: which says that the "state is committed to taking all constitutional and
executive measures to ensure equality of women with men in all walks of political,
cultural, economic and social life, without violation of the rules of Islamic
jurisprudence."
Laws against all forms of racial discrimination to guarantee equality being snubbed
by the assembly