Violence against Women in Egypt: A Closer Look at Intimate Partner Violence and Female Genital Mutilation

More than 28 years after the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action, which highlighted the physical, sexual and psychological abuse women are exposed to, violence against women (VAW) remains a widespread world phenomenon. This chapter aims to map the different forms of VAW in Egypt with a special focus on FGM and intimate partner violence (IPV). It aims to answer the following question: “To what extent do factors such as gender, residence, wealth and education shape women’s exposure to violence and increases the risk of their exposure to certain forms of VAW in Egypt over others?” Using a quantitative method, namely a survey with a sample of 400 Egyptian men and women in Qalyoubia Governorate (Lower Egypt) and Minia Governorate (Upper Egypt), this chapter provides an overview of the prevalence of FGM and IPV while testing the significance of various categories of inequalities, such as gender, urban–rural division, wealth and education, on the prevalence of FGM and IPV in Egypt.