Muslim Women at Work : Religious Discourses in Arab Society /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sidani, Yusuf M. (Author)
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
Subjects:	Muslim women. Women employees. Muslim women > Social conditions. Muslim women > Islamic countries > Social conditions. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: A Persistent Participation Gap; Introduction; Gender Gap in Education; Female Labor Force Participation; Education Participation Paradox; Income Gap; Women in Leadership; Gaps Within Arab Countries; Conclusion; Chapter 3: What the Qurán Says; Introduction; The Qurán; Chapter Annur: The Light (Verse 30 and Part of Verse 31); Understanding 1; Understanding 2; Chapter Annur: The Light (Second Part of Verse 31); Understanding 1; Understanding 2; Chapter Ahzab-The Combined Forces (Verse 53); Understanding 1
Understanding 2After the Veil; Conclusion; Chapter 4: The Critics; Introduction; Whatś in a Dress?; The Veil; The Veil Feeding Gender Inequality; The Veil: Two-Way Discrimination; The Veil and Harassment; Veil and Identity; Qiwamah; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Islamic Discourses; Introduction; Historical Context; Veil as a Face Cover; Veil as a Headscarf; Islamic Feminism; Qiwamah; Womenś Agency and False Consciousness; Reasons for the Veil; Who Owns the Public Space?; Conflicting Feminisms; Chapter 6: The Way Forward; Introduction; Social Modernization Did Not Close the Gender Gap
Education Is Not Significantly Closing the Gender GapRegulatory Changes Are Not Closing the Gender Gap; A Quota System Does Not Ensure Participation; Feminist Action Is Not Closing the Gap; Does Global Feminism Help?; Colonial Feminism; Who Is Responsible?; Final Words; Index