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1 online resource (XI, 123 pages) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
This book explores how a growing religious discourse is advocating for change in women's employment participation in Arab societies. It provides a historical and cultural overview of women in Arab societies as well as issues of homogeneity and heterogeneity in religion. An emerging group of activists, intellectuals, and religious scholars are rocking the boat of traditional Islamic understanding of the role of women and their economic and social participation, which is rooted in reinterpretations of the religious texts and history. Signs of this change are already seen in some Arab workplaces though with varying degrees of success. This book uncovers a neglected discourse on the status of Arab women that is relevant to students and academics with interest in economics, gender studies, the Middle East, and Islam |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Muslim women -- Arab countries -- Social conditions
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Women in Islam -- Arab countries
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Women employees -- Arab countries
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Personnel & human resources management.
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Gender studies, gender groups.
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Islam.
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Religious issues & debates.
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Market research.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Women in Islam
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Women employees
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Muslim women -- Social conditions
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Sociology
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Sex (Psychology)
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Markets
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Islam
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Business
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Gender expression
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Gender identity
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Gender identity -- Religious aspects
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Globalization
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Arab countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783319632216 |
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3319632213 |
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