Ghada Barsoum

صورة
Organizations: Universities
Professions: Educator

PERSONAL INFORMATION


Assistant Professor of Sociology

Ghada Barsoum

CONTACT INFORMATION / WORK


The American University in Cairo

Department of Public Policy and Public Administration

Cairo

Egypt

gbarsoum@aucegypt.edu

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.

 

languages


Arabic

English

COMPETENCES


Youth Impowerment

Women and the Job Market

Higher Education in Egypt

Social Service Reform

 

WORK HISTORY


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.