Youth Revolt in Egypt, a Country at the Turning PointFebruary 2. Egyptians know some dates by heart July 2. Egypts last monarch Oct. Sinai Peninsula. Now another date can be added to that list Jan. Turning Point 2008' title='Turning Point 2008' />President Hosni Mubaraks resignation 1. Mubarak ruled Egypt for nearly 3. UN estimates, despite concerted government campaigns to slow population growth. The demographic strength of Egypt is undeniable, not just in absolute numbers but in its age distribution. Egypt is experiencing a youth bulge One in five Egyptians is between ages 1. Egypts Population Pyramid, 2. Source UN Population Divison, http esa. The Turning Technologies story began in 2002 with the idea to make response technology more affordable, userfriendly and better documented. The Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal spelled the difference between victory and defeat for the United States in the Pacific war. Youth as the Drivers of Change. Egyptians of all ages and walks of life participated in the protests, unified in aspirations and demands including political freedom, better wages, and better working conditions. But it was the astonishing numbers of young people participating in demonstrations that gave the uprising its momentum, and were key to sustaining it, as hundreds of thousands gathered in Tahrir Liberation Square in Cairo and other cities across the country. Egypts youth are the faces behind this leaderless revolution the revolt, in large part, was spurred by their finesse in using social media to organize and make their voices heard. Young people arguably have the most at stake in the outcome of this revolution. Turning Point 2008 Software DownloadWith the exception of the crisis years of 2008 and 2009, the cement industry has shown strong cumulative returns, as expressed in TRS. Sector performance has been. Compared with students technologyinfused lives outside of school, the traditional classroom is a somber place. For most of history, kids grew up in the dark. How To Install Xfce On Opensuse Tumbleweed. Gallup. Analytics and advice to help leaders and organizations solve their most pressing problems. Sources Echelon Insights, L2 Inc. The postObama Democratic Party may be less able to count on black voters turning out at Obamaera levels, forcing it to become. Altria stock has been under major pressure since hitting highs in June. Recent dividend increases create substantial buying opportunities for longterm investor. The results have immediate impact and future implications in how they construct their lives. Recent studies show the frustrations young Egyptians feel at the stagnancy of their lives. They are a generation waiting for better access to quality education, secure employment, and the financial stability necessary to get married and start their own families. High Unemployment and Lack of Appropriate Education Frustrate Youth. At least 9. 0 percent of the unemployed in Egypt are youth the situation is particularly tough for young women looking for a job. In the Population Councils 2. Egypt, 3. 0 percent of males ages 1. Gulf state and largely because they did not expect to find work at home 7. More than 4. 0 percent thought personal connections were more important than personal skills in securing a job, one reflection of the society wide corruption that ignited the protests. Studies of the school to work transition in Egypt show that young people face serious challenges in finding employmentnot only because of the scarcity of jobs relative to the number of new entrants in the job market, but also because of their lack of appropriate education. While enrollment in secondary and higher education has reached unprecedented levels for both girls and boys, it has not translated into higher employment rates and wages for young people. This is in part because Egypts educational system has been geared toward preparing students to serve in the public sector, which used to bebut is no longerthe primary employer of new graduates. Much of the material taught in the public school system has become obsolete, at odds with the demand for modern skills and critical thinking. Only about 5. 0 percent of higher education students who participated in the 2. Overhauling Egypts public education system is essential in order to prepare its young labor force for the countrys evolving market economy, one that is adopting new technologies and increasingly connected to global financial and commercial networks. Significant segments of Egypts population have yet to benefit from, and have been unable to contribute to, their countrys economic growth. A recent report by the Egyptian Council of Ministers shows that the number of Egyptians living below the poverty line has risen from 1. More than one half of the population still lives in rural areas and accounts for the majority of the countrys illiterate population, estimated to be in the millions. This educational deficit is also marked by a pronounced gender gap Two thirds of illiterate youth are female. Continuing Gender Bias and Rising Age of Marriage. Gender biases exist throughout Egyptian society. According to the 2. The stark contrast between editorial dynamics and electoral preferences might lead to two trends directly affecting the news media in the shortterm future. Almost one fifth 1. In a 2. 01. 0 index by the World Economic Forum, the country ranked 1. In fact, almost all countries of the Middle East and North Africa region score high in the Global Gender Gap Index. One rite of passage expected of both young men and women is marriage and children. Marriage is the gateway to adulthood and greater independence in a society where it is socially unacceptable for single young peopleparticularly young womento live on their own. Therefore, matrimony and starting a family are key milestones on the road to full social inclusion. But an increasing number of Egyptians remain unmarried throughout their 2. Unemployment, along with the high costs of marriage and housing, are often cited as the main reasons for the rising age at marriage in Egypt. Marriage is a considerable economic burden on families, since they have to finance costly celebrations, dowries, jewelry, housing, and furniture. The average cost of marriage in Egypt is around the same amount as the countrys per capita annual incomeUS5,4. In a typical marriage in Egypt, the families of the future married couple, in addition to the groom himself, each contribute one third of the cost. For an urban, upper class groom, the costs amount to an average of 5. Such grievances, both political and personal, are well known to Egyptian youth According to the 2. But for all these concerns and grievances, until the moment they packed the streets on Jan. Young people in Egypt had largely unplugged from their country survey results showed that only 1. But as the last few weeks incredible upheaval has demonstrated, youth participation is integral to changing a countrys status quo. Egypt is grappling with education, employment, poverty reduction, gender equality, environment, and health. For all the sacrifices in the streets, building a better country is the biggest challenge yet. Percent of Young People Reporting on Issues Very Important for Egypt, 2. Social Issue Reported as Very Important. Percent Ages 1. 5 2. Poverty Reduction. Fighting Rising Prices. Fighting Corruption. Reforming the Education System. Strong Defense Forces. Reforming the Health Care System. A High Level of Economic Growth. Protecting Freedom of Speech. Protection of Political Rights. People Have a Larger Role in Government. Political Leaders With Stronger Religious Beliefs. Source Population Council, Survey of Young People in Egypt December 2. Farzaneh Roudi Fahimi is program director of the Middle East and North Africa Program at PRB. Shereen El Feki is a writer, broadcaster, academic, and vice chair of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law, representing the Arab region. Tyjen Tsai is writereditor at PRB. References. Population Council, Survey of Young People in EgyptCairo Population Council, December 2. Ragui Assaad, Unemployment and Youth Insertion in the Labor Market in Egypt, Egyptian Center for Economic Studies ECES Working Paper 1. Council of Ministers 1. Million Egyptians Live Under the Poverty Line, Al Masry Al Youm, Dec. Arabic and Poor Arabs in 2. Between Hope of Recovery and Fear of More Suffering, Al Shorouk, Dec. Arabic. UN Development Programme and the Institute of National Planning Egypt, Egypt Human Development Report 2. Cairo UN Development Programme and the Institute of National Planning, 2.