{"id":158778,"date":"2016-07-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brookings.alley.test?p=158778&post_type=research&preview_id=158778"},"modified":"2022-09-07T07:19:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T07:19:59","slug":"educated-but-unemployed-the-challenge-facing-egypts-youth","status":"publish","type":"research","link":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/research\/educated-but-unemployed-the-challenge-facing-egypts-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Educated but unemployed: The challenge facing Egypt\u2019s youth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Millions of Egyptians took to the streets in January 2011 chanting \u201c\u2018ish, hurriyya, \u2018adalah ijtima\u2018iyya,\u201d or bread, freedom, and social justice. This simple chant captured protestors\u2019 desire for a new Egypt defined by economic, political, and social change. Five years later, however, the attainment of those demands seems more elusive than ever. In the economic sphere, Egypt still faces the major challenge of high unemployment, particularly among educated youth. Why do so many of Egypt\u2019s young university graduates struggle to find employment?<\/p>\n

Read “Educated but unemployed: The challenge facing Egypt\u2019s youth<\/a>“<\/span><\/p>\n

In this policy briefing, Adel Abdel Ghafar analyzes the roots of Egypt\u2019s youth unemployment crisis, starting with the structural issues plaguing the country\u2019s educational system. He then examines other contributing factors including neoliberal economic reforms, gender inequality, and the lack of entrepreneurship. Abdel Ghafar warns that failing to address the unemployment issue will increase the likelihood of another uprising.
\nAbdel Ghafar thus argues that the Egyptian government must urgently undertake reforms and devote extensive resources to dealing with youth unemployment. Specifically, he recommends ways in which Egypt can revamp public university funding, promote vocational training, stimulate entrepreneurship, and increase the participation of women in the workforce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-158778","research","type-research","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research\/158778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/research"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}