Her Voice Counts: Sarah_Elliott_Libya_Egypt_Women_17

Libyan girls wait outside of their school for their final exams to begin. "The biggest hardship is convincing people we're qualified. Generally most people think women are less qualified than men. This is most people. Even though women usually have higher scores and degrees than men. It's not only qualification, it's trust on how much we'll give to our work; how much time we'll put in. People consider women a waste of time. She may work for a year or two, but once she's married and has a child she'll become lazy in the work place or leave all together. Employers think it's not worth their time training a woman because she wont be around for a long period. This is not true. Women are so dedicated, to job and to home; this is two jobs." -Nehad Abu El-Komsan, Chairwoman of the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights