Wall of shame: Egyptian men could be holding back women’s progress in the labor market. Men younger than the age of 45 – particularly in Egypt, Morocco, and Libya are more likely than older men to say they would prefer women to stay at home was one of the sad conclusions of Gallup and ILO’s report on the perception of women in the workforce. Egypt has one of the world’s third biggest gender gaps in opinion about women working within only 44% of men saying they “would like women to have paid jobs or do both paid work and care for the home,” significantly below the 66% global average for men and, more importantly, below the 70% of Egyptian women who are in favor. The report notes that “in Egypt, for example, majorities of men between the ages of 15 and 29 (58%) and 30 to 44 (62%) prefer women to stay at home, while less than half (47%) of those aged 45 and older do. This is in stark contrast with what young Egyptian women want: 25% of 15- to 29-year-olds would prefer to stay at home, as would 27% of those aged 30 to 44. Egyptian women aged 45 and older are more likely than their younger counterparts to want to stay at home (41%).” The landing pages of the report from Gallup and the ILO are available and you can download the report in full.