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Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.38,0:00:18.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Throughout history, Egyptian women have proved themselves true partners to men in many things.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.42,0:00:23.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In spite of this, and today in 2011, we still find people in Egypt who look at women
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.99,0:00:27.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a conflicted and unjust viewpoint.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.50,0:00:30.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have 3 different work experiences:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.53,0:00:36.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Regarding the first experience - from my point of view as a woman -
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.57,0:00:39.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll be talking about the difference between my work and that of men.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.94,0:00:44.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, so I was already lucky that I received my first job offer right after graduation.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.91,0:00:48.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The head of the department where I worked was a woman
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.03,0:00:50.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so, maybe she didn't really have a problem with whether I was a woman or a man.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.69,0:00:52.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They preferred to have a man for the job,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.70,0:00:56.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they noticed that all the men who applied for jobs
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.19,0:00:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were less competent and active than the women.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.56,0:01:00.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got the job.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.79,0:01:06.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what was notable throughout the six years that I spent in my first job
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.47,0:01:09.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- which was in a journalism institution that has a website -
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.74,0:01:13.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was that there was a gap in salaries between men and women.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.44,0:01:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Men always received higher salaries, even if they worked less.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.00,0:01:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if they had a lesser position.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.18,0:01:29.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The logic we were told stood behind it was that they were responsible for their families and homes
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.42,0:01:34.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and consequently they are more deserving of a higher salary.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.82,0:01:40.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't think that the Egyptian society does not accept women's work
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.73,0:01:43.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I believe that the problems facing women regarding work
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.10,0:01:45.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do not pertain to the society not accepting their work.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.77,0:01:49.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They rather have to do with women having to deal with specific cases preventing them from doing so.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.64,0:01:56.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, I have many friends, who willingly chose to stay at home for over a year - at first -
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.38,0:01:58.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with their young children.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.59,0:02:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when they tried after to get back into the job market, they faced problems,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.29,0:02:06.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like wanting to find training or guidance,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.23,0:02:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they have no idea who can help them find these things.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.96,0:02:13.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of them try to find opportunities of free grants, for example,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.50,0:02:16.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will help them get back to the job market,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.64,0:02:19.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they don't have anyone to provide good guidance in how to obtain these grants.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.00,0:02:28.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In lots of other cases, there are ladies who think of having their own projects at home
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.28,0:02:31.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they, too, need some form of help,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.25,0:02:35.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,someone to tell them what the steps to achieving their goals are.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.53,0:02:45.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need a stronger role for women in Egypt in the upcoming period.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.83,0:02:48.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since we are about to go into elections,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.67,0:02:52.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which could be the first REAL elections to be held in Egypt,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.21,0:02:56.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to have more political awareness for women.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.71,0:03:02.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There should be easy tips on women's websites,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.85,0:03:07.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that women, since they will login to the website anyways,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.15,0:03:12.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could do something useful, like read something that would tell them how to vote
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.96,0:03:15.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or what the PR list system is like, how the individual list system works,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.84,0:03:19.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how the elections will proceed.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.30,0:03:23.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Women need to know all of this quickly before the elections
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.60,0:03:29.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so, this might be a good idea: that we put such information on websites for women.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.21,0:03:30.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're now entering a new era,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.81,0:03:33.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where we can see a new Egypt that has no corruption or despotism.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.35,0:03:36.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also want to see a new way of perceiving women in Egypt.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.18,0:03:42.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Egyptian Women Voice" is a new website that raises awareness, and helps women solve their problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.11,0:03:44.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Follow us!