埃及冷知識：埃及女性複雜的地位
埃及女性複雜的地位
埃及和大部分穆斯林國家一樣，女性在文化上依舊被認爲地位低於男人，但埃及女性在法律和經濟上享有很大的獨立性。
While they may have been publicly and socially viewed as inferior to men, Egyptian women enjoyed a great deal of legal and financial independence. They could buy and sell property, serve on juries, make wills and even enter into legal contracts. Unlike the women of ancient Greece, who were effectively owned by their husbands, Egyptian women also had the right to divorce and remarry. Egyptian couples were even known to negotiate an ancient prenuptial agreement. These contracts listed all the property and wealth the woman had brought into the marriage and guaranteed that she would be compensated for it in the event of a divorce.
儘管埃及女性可能被公認爲低於男性，但她們在法律和經濟上享有極大的獨立性。她們可以買賣財產，擔任陪審員，立遺囑，甚至簽訂法律合同。古希臘的女性屬於她們的丈夫，但埃及女性則不同，她們也有離婚和再婚的權利。廣爲人知的是，埃及夫婦甚至會商定一份舊式的婚前協議。這些協議列出了婚前女方帶來的所有財產，並保證一旦離婚，女方將得到補償。
