Women get more callbacks per application in Egypt’s white-collar market — the problem is they’re barely in it

💼 Women applying for white-collar jobs in Egypt are more likely to hear back than men new report by BasharSoft

The drop-off is starkest when you look at it by age.

That fits a macro picture that’s worse than the platform data suggests. 18%, against 73% for men report

Several structural shifts are shaping this reality. Unpaid care burdens

Childcare support is almost entirely absent below 8%

The pay gap isn’t going anywhere.

There is one notable exception to the salary gap pattern: software and IT

Equal education, unfortunately, does not ensure equal access to higher-paying private sector roles. World Bank data

If employer interest is already tilting toward women, the real improvement won’t come from the demand side