Reham, a breadwinner from Mansoura Governorate, did not give up due to the economic conditions that afflicted Egypt as a result of the outbreak of the Corona virus, which resulted in many women losing their jobs due to the closure that prevailed in the Egyptian market, and the consequent impact of the financial conditions.
In a research study conducted by the National Planning Institute at the end of last May, it was found that about 8,024 employees lost their jobs since the beginning of the Corona crisis, amid expectations of an increase in numbers to one million and 200 thousand jobs by the end of this year, and most of them are in sectors that witness a dense work in women such as the trade sector Manufacturing industries, home services and others.
Separation .. and monthly expenses
Despite the circumstances, this did not affect the activity of the female breadwinner, who represents a wide segment of the Egyptian society, and the economic impact was greater than that, which applies to many women, including Reham.
Reham did not care about the outbreak of the Corona epidemic and the possibility of her contracting the virus during her movements, which she is doing in light of her search for a living, as much as her fear for her children from hunger and the failure to provide their monthly expenses, especially in light of her separation from her husband and the urgent need for money, and for this she went to sell women's clothes through Social Media.
Marketing via the media
Reham tells the story of her suffering, saying that she had no options. With sales in the real estate market declining in recent months, the financial conditions were difficult, which made her turn to another kind of additional to be able to support her small family consisting of her son and daughter in light of the recession that dominates the real estate market, According to her talk to Al Jazeera Net.
"I had previous experience in marketing clothes for my friends, so I contacted wholesalers and clothing factories from Cairo Governorate to buy and sell clothes after paying for them through the communication sites, which are a safe way to buy and sell, and a method that attracts women who want to buy clothes online."
She indicated that she wants to develop her business and prosperity, which makes her go to work a group through the social networking site Facebook to sell and market products and ensure their shipment and delivery to buyers in different governorates, and this matter requires effort, relationships and distributors as well, and for this she spends most of her time working and marketing her work and communication With the audience.
Shocking numbers and statistics
The suffering of working women increases with many women working in the informal sectors, especially in the agricultural and service sectors, as confirmed by the employment research issued by the National Council for Women last April, which confirms that 40.9% of the total non-agricultural employment of females work in informal jobs , And 33.9% of female workers work in jobs that the report described as "fragile".
In general, 36.4% of females work in agriculture, 56.8% work in the service sector, and about 70% of workers in the service sector work in the health sector.
According to his report issued last March, which was published in conjunction with International Women's Day, the Egyptian Mobilization and Statistics Authority estimated that there are about 18.1% of women announcing their families, and they bear the burden of responsibility in poor families. Women in Egypt.
Her soul is between her hands
The work in agriculture differs from the rest of the professions, especially for women who go to work since the early morning without fear of an outbreak of the Corona epidemic, which is revealed by Najwa, who is a single mother working in the agricultural sector.
Najwa, who lives in a village in Giza governorate, puts her soul between her hands every day she goes to work, despite the spread of the Corona virus and the tendency of many to stay at home, she goes to work on the ground every day since the early morning, like many other workers and dependents in her village.
Najwa works in the agricultural field, where vegetables are grown on her own plot of land and her family and sold, but with the high costs of production for agriculture, there is an urgent need for additional work, which made her tend to work additionally during the remainder of her day in the field of processing vegetables, fruits, canning and selling to restaurants And external companies.
Do not bother with corona virus
Najwa told Al-Jazeera Net that she does not fear the Corona epidemic and does not have the luxury of staying inside the house so that this does not harm her family’s financial condition, especially that she wants to prepare her son for marriage soon, noting that she does not pay much attention and does not care about the Corona virus, where the necessary precautions are taken if he needs The matter is so.
She explained that she returns to the house after three o'clock in the afternoon to prepare food at home for her children and husband, who welcomes her work and assistance at home for the sake of their family of five, including her three children and her husband who works in agriculture as well.