Using worldwide data from the World Values Survey (WVS) gathered in 2010–2014, we
examine two distinct ways in which Islam may be associated with women's employment. We …

Ever since Goldin (1995) proposed the idea that there is a U-shaped female labor force
participation rate function in economic development, empirical research is stunned by the …

This book presents a new and nuanced exploration of the position of women in Muslim
countries, based on research involving more than 300,000 women in 28 Muslim countries. It …

The low participation of women in market employment as measured by large labour force
surveys in India is well-known. Disaggregated by religion, we find that based on the National …

Despite dramatic human development in recent decades, women's employment rates in the
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are the lowest in the world. Research shows …

The low level of women's employment in Muslim-majority countries is often explained by
patriarchy, while disregarding variation among and within these countries. Using a new …

This article aims to explain the labour market penalties among Muslim women in Britain. It
draws on theories of intersectionality and colour/cultural racism to argue that the labour …

This paper compares the labor market position of women from religious minority
backgrounds with that of the majority group of Christian White Canadian women. In …

Giving the central focus to 'religious affiliation'which 'was once at the forefront of
demographic research (McQuillan 2004: 25), this paper examines the association between …

This study examines inequalities in labor market outcomes between ethnic-majority women
and Muslim-minority women with a Moroccan or Turkish background in the Netherlands. It …