Ghada Barsoum
Who Is She
Personal information
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Ghada Barsoum
Contact information / Private
Languages
Arabic
English
Contact information / Work
The American University in Cairo
Department of Public Policy and Public Administration
Cairo
Egypt
Education
PhD, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, Canada, 2005
MA, Sociology and Anthropology, The American University in Cairo, 1999
BA, English Literature, Ain Shams University, 1987
Competences
Youth Impowerment
Women and the Job Market
Higher Education in Egypt
Social Service Reform
Work history
Jobs:
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Policy and Administration, The American University in Cairo, 2010-present.
Research Associate/Senior Program Manager, Poverty, Gender and Youth Program, The Population Council, West Asia and North Africa Office, Cairo, 2006-2010.
Consultant, Economic Research Forum, 1998-99, 2003-04, 2005-06
Productions and works:
"The Alignment of the Policy Objectives of Youth inclusion and Population Regulation in Post Arab-Spring Egypt: A Discussion Paper". International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. Accepted and provisionally scheduled for Volume 33, issue 7/8. 2013
Arab Youth Report 2013 (Forthcoming). League of Arab States and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
"Arab Youth: A Focus on the Challenges of the Employment and Civic Participation," OIDA International Journal on Sustainable Development, Vol. 5, pp. 39-54. 2013
Labor Market Policies and Informality. The Social-Economic Situation of Middle East Youth on the Eve of the Arab Spring. Workshop Discussion Paper.
Middle East Youth Initiative. Silatech, Issam Fares Institute for International Policy and Public Affairs. The American University in Beirut. 2012
"When There is 'No Respect' at Work: Job Quality Issues for Women in Egypt’s Private Sector", OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 67-80, 2010
