Women's Rights In Ancient Egypt

In ancient Egypt, its women were provided with several different rights and freedoms that were equivalent to the men’s rights as well. The statuses of women in ancient Egypt were higher than in other ancient societies, which allowed its women to gain control in several economic, legal, and social positions. They were able to own property, borrow money, set off a divorce, sign contracts, and serve as a witness in court cases, etc. Egypt provided several rights for its women but some of these rights went according to the social class. Both Egyptian women and men received the same economic and legal positions, but as for the social rights, not necessarily. Like other ancient societies, Egypt provided a large amount of jobs for its women to succeed in. However, these various jobs were set for women according to the social class. Women in the lower class weren’t well educated as the women in the high class. Women in the lower class usually worked in the house and helped caring for children. They were not only needed to work within the home, but worked outside in the fields as well. Women in the high class were well educated and were doing well financially, which
They had the ability to buy, sell, and inherit properties as they wished to. Even though women were able to have full ownership of lands or properties, there were rules that had to be followed. As women began to attend marriage, the properties that were gained during that marriage became “joint property”. “However, in the event of divorce her property had to be returned to her, in addition to any divorce settlement that might be stipulated in the original marriage contract.” (http://www.virtual-egypt.com/) Women either received these properties by using goods earned from their jobs, by borrowing, or as gifts that she’d collected from