As women around the world come forward with stories of sexual harassment, a report by the Thomson Reuters Foundation records that Cairo is the world’s most dangerous megacity for women, and has become more perilous since the 2011 uprisings.
Cairo established itself as a city often unsafe for women in 2011 after a series of high-profile sexual assaults in Tahrir Square. Since then, the situation has only grown worse, according to a poll conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. In a survey of experts looking at how well women are protected from sexual violence, harmful cultural practices, access to healthcare and financial independence, Cairo came in last of 19 megacities those housing 10 million people or more behind Delhi, Karachi and Kinshasa.
Women in Cairo are subjected to harassment on a daily basis, experts noted. Since 2011, economic conditions in the Egyptian capital and throughout the nation have deteriorated. High unemployment means fewer opportunities for women to gain financial independence, as well as a glut of frustrated, jobless men, particularly among the young. The poor economy also means that health services in the country have worsened.
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