Manpower Minister Nahed Ashry said Egyptian woman work hard because they are forced to contribute to the family income and meet the needs of her home and her children.
Speaking at an International Women's Day celebration on Sunday, Ashry said that a woman's basic role is to raise children and teach them values and ethics.
For her part, Iman Ezzat, director of a campaign to protect children from sexual harassment, said the campaign was able to raise awareness on how to confront the phenomenon. “We have reached 35,000 children in Egypt and Arab countries,” she said. “Our problem is reaching public school children.”
“We present plays to children that teach them how to deal with sexual harassment,” she said. “Their response is very good.”
She explained that the campaign also addresses parents, teachers, doctors and psychologists.
Deputy Manpower and Immigration Minister Ashraf Marzouk said the recent participation of women in politics revealed that they are not weak.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
