Why Don’t Women Rule the World?

Before Hillary Clinton Wore Pantsuits, Hatshepsut Governed Egypt with a Fake Beard and an Iron Fist

This November, nearly 200 women are running for Congress. Most are not going to win, if the past is any guide. Of the 535 representatives and senators currently serving, only 99–18.5 percent–are women. The financial world is even bleaker: Women hold just 4.6 percent of Fortune 500 CEO positions. Why are there so few women in positions of political or economic power in this modern age?

One way to answer that question is by examining the story of the greatest woman ever to rule in the ancient world: an Egyptian …

by Kara Cooney | November 3, 2014

What The Young People of Egypt Learned

A Close Up Look at Four Young Egyptians Who Were Present at the Revolution

by Brian K. Barber | August 16, 2013

This summer Egyptians took to the streets in numbers that made their historic anti-Mubarak outpouring two-and-a-half years ago pale in comparison. Once again, the volume of the recent protests took …

In Cairo, Where Are We Today

And How Many Will We Be Tomorrow?

by Jonathan Guyer | December 3, 2012

Last Tuesday night I joined a diverse crowd making its way across town toward Tahrir Square, marching from the Culture Wheel, a community arts center. Hundreds of mostly young, well-dressed …

Egypt’s Electoral Collage

Voters Are Excited, But Everything’s Up In the Air

by Jonathan Guyer | May 21, 2012

CAIRO – The cityscape looks a bit different these days. Buildings are sporting a darker layer of dust, and graffiti–provocative, elaborate, and in defiance of the regime–is everywhere. Walk beyond …

The Revolution’s False Start

In Cairo, General Strike Only Looked Like Defeat

by Iain Padley | March 12, 2012

I pulled into Cairo on a train early Sunday morning. It was the start of the Egyptian work week, and I was running very late to class at the American …

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