The rate of sexual harassment in Egypt was only 9.6 percent in 2016, and the claims stating that Egypt has 99 percent of harassment are not true, President of the National Council for Women (NCW), Maya Morsy told Egyptian Streets in an interview on the sidelines of the World Youth Forum (WYF). As attested by Morsy, if the precise rate of sexual harassment truly amounts to 99 percent, girls and women wouldn’t be able to walk on the streets and go to work. Morsy’s statement came in response to a question pertaining to a recent poll conducted by Thomson Reuters Foundation. The poll suggested that Cairo is the most dangerous megacity for women to live in. Morsy refuted the findings in statements to Egyptian Streets and described it as a “perception poll” that relied on a rather limited number of people and generalized. Concerning the methodology of the poll, Thomson Reuters Foundation asked at least 15 experts specializing in women’s issues, including academics, NGO workers, healthcare professionals, policy-makers and social commentators. Referring to a study commissioned by the NCW, Morsy said that the sexual harassment rate in Egypt was 9.6 percent in 2016. Morsy…
Sexual Harassment Rate in Egypt Is Only 9.6 Percent: Head of National Council For Women
November 14, 2017
