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 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 …

Despite significant structural and social change, the share of women working or seeking
jobs in Turkey has declined. This paper focuses on the role of social conservatism as a …

This book investigates why the rate of female labor force participation in the Middle East and
North Africa is the lowest in the world. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the book explains …

This article analyses the cross-national determinants of female labor force participation and
different industry sectors with a focus on Muslim countries. The study explores neo …

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 …

We show that measures of patriarchal culture are correlated with female labor force
participation (FLFP) and that levels of women education, together with personal values and …

We analyzed determinants of women's employment with data for 40,792 women living in
103 districts of 6 Arab countries. We tested a new theoretical framework that addresses the …

Low female labor force participation is a conspicuous issue in the literature. Based on this
information, women's perspectives of the determinants of female labor force participation in …

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 …