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The Arab Spring framed Egypt’s political lens irrevocably since gaining momentum in 2011. Women r... more The Arab Spring framed Egypt’s political lens irrevocably since gaining momentum in 2011. Women represented a significant proportion of participants in the Arab uprisings. However, whilst protests led to political transitions, and Egyptian society in particularly entered a state of upheaval, the future of women’s political empowerment became uncertain. This raises unnerving questions for Egypt's political history and future: has Egypt's political momentum to realise the rights demanded by the actors of the revolution, namely women, reached its peak? Have women's rights progressed in light of this upheaval? This work draws upon a case study of Egypt to explore the way women's rights demands have been realised during a revolution whilst utilising Umberto Eco's theory of the ‘open work’. Although the Arab uprisings show declining gender gaps in such spheres as unconventional forms of political participation, the post-revolution environment demonstrates significant structural barriers still exist for women, such as inequalities in political participation as well as cultural attitudes and public rhetoric. Therefore, the success of the Arab Spring in its quest for a just society is questionable for women.
The Arab Spring framed Egypt’s political lens irrevocably since gaining momentum in 2011. Women r... more The Arab Spring framed Egypt’s political lens irrevocably since gaining momentum in 2011. Women represented a significant proportion of participants in the Arab uprisings. However, whilst protests led to political transitions, and Egyptian society in particularly entered a state of upheaval, the future of women’s political empowerment became uncertain. This raises unnerving questions for Egypt's political history and future: has Egypt's political momentum to realise the rights demanded by the actors of the revolution, namely women, reached its peak? Have women's rights progressed in light of this upheaval? This work draws upon a case study of Egypt to explore the way women's rights demands have been realised during a revolution whilst utilising Umberto Eco's theory of the ‘open work’. Although the Arab uprisings show declining gender gaps in such spheres as unconventional forms of political participation, the post-revolution environment demonstrates significant structural barriers still exist for women, such as inequalities in political participation as well as cultural attitudes and public rhetoric. Therefore, the success of the Arab Spring in its quest for a just society is questionable for women.