Leslie t chang biography

What happens to the women who choose to work in a country struggling to reconcile a traditional culture with the demands of globalization? In Egyptian Made: Women, Work, and the Promise of Liberation (Random House, 2024), Leslie T.

Chang takes an incisive look at whether work is empowering, or merely another system that echoes deeply entrenched biases and disenfranchisement. In this sharply drawn portrait of Egyptian society—deepened by two years of immersive reporting—Chang follows three women as they persevere in a country that throws up obstacles to their progress at every step, from dramatic swings in economic policy to conservative marriage expectations and a failing education system.

Takes us halfway across the world and inside the lives of women caught between tradition and independence.”
- Monica Potts, author of The Forgotten Girls

Essential reading for anyone who cares about women in the Arab world.”
- Nell Freudenberge