I think my answer to the first question may also apply to the second. The status of women is unfortunately one of the biggest weaknesses in Egyptian society today. I don't know what has happened in that country for the respect for women to be so little honoured, at least in public.
A few years ago, when I held the same post I do now, I found myself prohibiting our female agents from getting training in Arabic. Actually, I found that what they were being subjected to in the streets of Cairo was totally unacceptable.
To come back to the question, I will say that Egyptian women need help in getting organized, asserting their demands with regard to respect and rights. In fact, I think I can say that our embassy is already doing this. We have programs aimed at encouraging these types of thing. The Canadian embassy in Cairo is certainly already involved in that type of activity.