Muslim women in the economy : development, faith and globalisation /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Samani, Shamim (Editor), Marinova, Dora (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2020.
Series:Routledge research in religion and development.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • List of illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of contributors
  • Introduction: Changing prospects for Muslim women in the global economy
  • PART 1: Gender policies and economic participation
  • 1. Progressing in a man's world: Women's workforce participation in Bangladesh
  • 2. Gender parity through the Saudi Vision 2030: Female representation in English as a Foreign Language textbooks
  • 3. Cultural assimilation policies in Bulgaria and the plight of Muslim women
  • 4. "Leaving no one behind": Analysing contexts of education and economic challenges for Muslim women in Northern Nigeria
  • 5. What hides behind the scarf: Iranian women's participation in the economy
  • PART 2: Negotiating the workplace
  • 6. Narratives of empowerment: Female domestic workers in Karachi
  • 7. Mediating between the secular and the religious: Strategies of prominent Spanish women of Moroccan Muslim origins
  • 8. Multilayered workplace discrimination faced by Muslim women in a Western context
  • 9. Being a Muslim working woman: Experiences of Australian women of Pakistan origin
  • 10. A quest for balance: Analysing layers of consciousness beneath a Muslim woman's career decisions
  • PART 3: Opportunities in the global economy
  • 11. Islamic finance and women-focused banking in Kenya
  • 12. The influence of religion on the empowerment and economic mobility of smallholder women dairy farmers in Nigeria
  • 13. Education, digital enterprise and Islam in the Indonesian modern embedded economy
  • 14. Conclusion: Muslim women in the economy: Looking towards the future
  • Index