Egyptian women’s participation in public jobs higher than global average:Min.

CAIRO - 2 March 2020: Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala el Saeed said Egyptian women hold 45 percent of public jobs, while the world’s average is 32 percent.

She made her statements at a forum held on Sunday to discuss the status of Egyptian women under the State’s plans to enhance women representation in leading positions.

The minister detailed that there are eight female ministers representing 25 percent of all heads of the ministries, while the representation of women in the parliament increased from 2 percent in 2011 to 15 percent in 2020.

El Saeed said the unemployment rates reached its lowest levels among females in Egypt in 2018.

She added that the Egyptian women got 51 percent of loans allocated for micro enterprises.