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Toward Understanding the Experience of Upper Egyptian Female Domestic Workers Internally Migrating to Cairo
Abstract This thesis examined the journeys of a group of female Egyptian domestic workers who had internally migrated from their respective rural communities in Upper Egypt to Cairo. It employed a rapid ethnographic design to attempt to better understand their migration experience. By investigating...
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This thesis examined the journeys of a group of female Egyptian domestic workers who had internally migrated from their respective rural communities in Upper Egypt to Cairo. It employed a rapid ethnographic design to attempt to better understand their migration experience. By investigating what prompted them to migrate and their agency in how they networked and what social remittances they transmitted, it aimed to empower this group of women by giving them a voice to share their narratives and help them become more cognizant of their identity and agency as they reflect on their respective journeys (Reinhartz & Chase, 2002). |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-3494 Toward Understanding the Experience of Upper Egyptian Female Domestic Workers Internally Migrating to Cairo Hamad, Aliaa Abstract This thesis examined the journeys of a group of female Egyptian domestic workers who had internally migrated from their respective rural communities in Upper Egypt to Cairo. It employed a rapid ethnographic design to attempt to better understand their migration experience. By investigating what prompted them to migrate and their agency in how they networked and what social remittances they transmitted, it aimed to empower this group of women by giving them a voice to share their narratives and help them become more cognizant of their identity and agency as they reflect on their respective journeys (Reinhartz & Chase, 2002). 2025-02-19T08:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2443 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3494/viewcontent/Aliaa_Nabil_Ahmed_Mahmoud_Hamad_thesis.pdf Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain female egyptian domestic workers internal migrants |
| spellingShingle | female egyptian domestic workers internal migrants Hamad, Aliaa Toward Understanding the Experience of Upper Egyptian Female Domestic Workers Internally Migrating to Cairo |
| title | Toward Understanding the Experience of Upper Egyptian Female Domestic Workers Internally Migrating to Cairo |
| title_full | Toward Understanding the Experience of Upper Egyptian Female Domestic Workers Internally Migrating to Cairo |
| title_fullStr | Toward Understanding the Experience of Upper Egyptian Female Domestic Workers Internally Migrating to Cairo |
| title_full_unstemmed | Toward Understanding the Experience of Upper Egyptian Female Domestic Workers Internally Migrating to Cairo |
| title_short | Toward Understanding the Experience of Upper Egyptian Female Domestic Workers Internally Migrating to Cairo |
| title_sort | toward understanding the experience of upper egyptian female domestic workers internally migrating to cairo |
| topic | female egyptian domestic workers internal migrants |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2443 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3494/viewcontent/Aliaa_Nabil_Ahmed_Mahmoud_Hamad_thesis.pdf |
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