| . | Ancient Egyptian Women |
Women in Traditional Muslim society |
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| Clothes |
Simple unconservative cloth - nudity permitted |
Very conservative dress |
| Social equality |
Privileges were not uniform from one class to another, but within the given classes equal rights between genders |
Male dominated society |
| Patron gods |
Hathor was the patron of women |
Allah favoured Men over women |
| Multiple Wives |
Common in nobility, unusual in lower classes |
widely spread in all social classes |
| Work |
Household, farming, servants, dancers, musicians, acrobats, - no public office jobs |
Household only |
| Legal right |
women could manage and own private property, including: land, portable goods, servants, slaves and livestock
Women could conclude any kind of legal settlement in court |
Women could own property, but management in the hands of male husbands or custodians
women need a male representative in court |
| Divorce |
Partner in divorce settlements |
Only Men can divorce |
| Inheritance |
Inheritance rights - according to Will |
Inheritance rights - half of men |
| Sexuality and love |
Sexuality and romance was open, References to sex and love poems were freely written in literature, gods themselves were depicted performing sex such as Geb and Nut |
Sex is a Taboo - transgressions may lead under law to severe penalties
Love viewed as a weakness and bad conduct for unmarried women |
| Education and writing |
Rare - very few noble women had any access to education (the vast majority of men neither had any education) |
Traditionally uncommon, but encouraged reading Quran and education at home |
| Social habits |
Social partnership in all activities including festivals, religious ceremonies and daily life |
Complete segregation of all men and women - social interaction prohibited |
