Muslim Women In The Economy

Author : Toseef Azid,Jennifer L Ward-batts
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811212161

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Economic Empowerment Of Women In The Islamic World: Theory And Practice by Toseef Azid,Jennifer L Ward-batts Pdf

The book, Economic Empowerment of Women in the Islamic World, discusses the economic, social, and political rights and status of women in Islam, which is theoretically given by the Islamic Jurisprudence (Shariah law). The chapters in this volume will address historical practices in comparison to the status of women in the contemporary Muslim world. Men and women in Islam, regardless of their age, social class, and education, are equal as citizens and individuals, but not identical in their rights and responsibilities. It can be observed from Islamic history that in the early age of Islam, women were given full confidence, trust, and high responsibilities in leadership, educational guidance, and decision-making.This volume will try to clarify the confusion in the status of the women in Islam that is presented by the media, as it is assumed that theoretical Islamic empowerment of women bears little relation to the real conditions of women in modern Muslim societies. It has been widely claimed in the media that Muslim women suffer more than men in Muslim societies and communities in terms of insecurity, domestic abuse, and low access to education and medical care. It is also stated in the press and media that absence of good governance also results in gender inequality and violation of the rights of Muslim women.This volume also aims to provide the solutions for the empowerment of women in the Islamic world. We assumed that without good governance, the status of women is not likely to improve. Muslim women have the potential to play a fundamental role in curbing corruption, social ills, violence, and crime in the Muslim world. This volume will make the case that in order to achieve stability and prosperity, the government must ensure a platform for women to participate in decision-making and hence benefit from the rights they are accorded in Islam.By covering a range of perspectives on the economic lives of Muslim women around the world, it hopes to shed light on the problems faced and to offer possible solutions to the empowerment of women in the Islamic world.

Author : Shamim Samani,Dora Marinova
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429558245

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Muslim Women in the Economy by Shamim Samani,Dora Marinova Pdf

This book explores the changing role of Muslim women in the economy in the twenty-first century. Sociological developments such as secular education, female-focused policies, national and global commitments to gender equality as well as contemporary technological advances have all served to shift and redefine the domestic and public roles of Muslim women, leading in many places to increases in workplace participation ​and entrepreneurship. The volume investigates the contexts of these shifts and the experiences of women balancing faith and other commitments to actively engage in the economy in vastly different countries. The book looks at how family codes and the understandings of Muslim male and female roles sit alongside social and economic advances and the increases in women partaking in the economy. ​Within a globalised world, it also highlights the importance of the implementation of the current sustainable development priorities in the context of Muslim societies, including Sustainable Development Goal 5 that focuses on the vital role of women and their full participation in all areas of sustainable development. With cases ranging from Saudi Arabia, Iran, Bangladesh, ​Pakistan, Indonesia, Nigeria, Kenya through to Spain, Bulgaria​ and Australia, Muslim Women in the Economy will be of considerable interest to those studying, researching and interested in gender, development and religious studies.

Author : Ebru Kongar,Jennifer C. Olmsted,Elora Shehabuddin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351856652

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Gender and Economics in Muslim Communities by Ebru Kongar,Jennifer C. Olmsted,Elora Shehabuddin Pdf

Bringing together feminist analyses of economic processes and outcomes with feminist critiques of Orientalism, this book examines the diverse economic realities facing women in a range of Muslim communities. This approach pays special attention to the role of Islam in economic analyses of gender equality and women’s well-being in Muslim communities, while at the same time challenging biased and inaccurate accounts that essentialize Islam. Nuanced case studies conducted in Bangladesh, Iran, Israel, Nigeria, and Turkey illustrate the historical and institutional diversity of Muslim communities and draw vivid pictures of the everyday economic lives of Muslim women in these communities. These studies are complemented by quantitative analyses that extend beyond inserting Islam as a dummy variable. The contributions represent a wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, economics, gender studies, political science, psychology, and sociology. By placing critiques of Orientalist scholarship in direct dialogue with scholarship on economic development in Muslim contexts, this diverse collection illustrates how different methods and frameworks can work together to provide a better understanding of gender equality and women’s well-being in Muslim contexts. In doing so, the authors aim to facilitate conversations among feminist scholars across disciplines in order to provide a more nuanced picture of the situation facing women in Muslim communities. This book was originally published as a special issue of Feminist Economics.

Author : Saadia Zahidi
Publisher : Bold Type Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781568585918

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Fifty Million Rising by Saadia Zahidi Pdf

There is a quiet revolution that is radically reshaping the Muslim world: 50 million women have entered the workforce and are upending their countries' economies and societies. Longlisted for the FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award Across the Muslim world, ever greater numbers of women are going to work. In the span of just over a decade, millions have joined the workforce, giving them more earning and purchasing power and greater autonomy. In Fifty Million Rising, award-winning economist Saadia Zahidi illuminates this discreet but momentous revolution through the stories of the remarkable women who are at the forefront of this shift--a McDonald's worker in Pakistan who has climbed the ranks to manager; the founder of an online modest fashion startup in Indonesia; a widow in Cairo who runs a catering business with her daughter, against her son's wishes; and an executive in a Saudi corporation who is altering the culture of her workplace; among many others. These women are challenging familial and social conventions, as well as compelling businesses to cater to women as both workers and consumers. More importantly, they are gaining the economic power that will upend entrenched cultural norms, re-shape how women are viewed in the Muslim world and elsewhere, and change the mindset of the next generation. Inspiring and deeply reported, Fifty Million Rising is a uniquely insightful portrait of a seismic shift with global significance, as Muslim women worldwide claim a seat at the table.

Author : Minako Sakai,Amelia Fauzia
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031059544

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Women Entrepreneurs and Business Empowerment in Muslim Countries by Minako Sakai,Amelia Fauzia Pdf

This book analyzes women entrepreneurs in Muslim countries who are using Islamic values to develop and run small businesses. As a core case study, the authors are using Indonesia as it is the largest Muslim country in the world by population. The project examines supportive policies and economic programs in detail and considers their effects on the businesses of several women entrepreneurs. Additionally, the authors argue that this work-life balance is critical for the definition of a successful female Muslim entrepreneur. The monograph considers whether this new phenomenon indicates a change in the conception of ideal Muslim womanhood or whether it is a limited phenomenon with few impacts beyond Indonesia. The book will appeal to academic and practitioner audience interested in Islam, gender studies, Middle Eastern and South Asian politics, development, anthropology, and social policy.

Author : Eleanor Abdella Doumato,Marsha Pripstein Posusney
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1588261344

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Women and Globalization in the Arab Middle East by Eleanor Abdella Doumato,Marsha Pripstein Posusney Pdf

This work assesses the impact of globalization on women in Middle Eastern societies. To explore the gendered effects of social change, the authors examine trends within, as well as among, states in the region. Detailed case studies reveal the mixed results of global pressures.

Author : Ghazi-Walid Falah,Caroline Rose Nagel
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2005-03-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781572301344

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Geographies of Muslim Women by Ghazi-Walid Falah,Caroline Rose Nagel Pdf

This groundbreaking volume explores how Islamic discourse and practice intersect with gender relations and broader political and economic processes to shape women's geographies in a variety of regional contexts. Contributors represent a wide range of disciplinary subfields and perspectives--cultural geography, political geography, development studies, migration studies, and historical geography--yet they share a common focus on bringing issues of space and place to the forefront of analyses of Muslim women's experiences. Themes addressed include the intersections of gender, development and religion; mobility and migration; and discourse, representation, and the contestation of space. In the process, the book challenges many stereotypes and assumptions about the category of "Muslim woman," so often invoked in public debate in both traditional societies and the West.

Author : Deniz Kandiyoti
Publisher : Springer
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781349211784

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Women, Islam and the State by Deniz Kandiyoti Pdf

Political projects of modern nation-states, the specificities of their nationalist histories and the positioning of Islam vis-a-vis diverse nationalisms are addressed in this volume with respect to their implications and consequences for women through a series of case studies.

Author : Mohammad Shabbir Khan
Publisher : APH Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8170247322

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Status of Women in Islam by Mohammad Shabbir Khan Pdf

The Present Book Deals With The Status Of Women In Islam. It Has Been Divided Into Two Parts-The First Deals With The Status Of Women As Per Tenets Of Islam In The Family Structure And In The Society And Economy; And The Other, With The Status Of Muslim Women In Our Country. The Problems Specifically Highlighted Are: The Acquisition Of Knowledge By Muslim Women, Their Participation In The Process Of Consultation, Their Rights And Obligations In Regard To Social Life Of Muslim Community And Their Role In Economic Activities.

Author : K. N. Jehangir
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UCAL:B3877553

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Muslim Women in West Bengal by K. N. Jehangir Pdf

Author : Nataša Slak Valek,Hamed Almuhrzi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789813347571

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Women in Tourism in Asian Muslim Countries by Nataša Slak Valek,Hamed Almuhrzi Pdf

This book focuses on women in tourism in Muslim countries, specifically where a woman can be seen as a tourism consumer, or a woman producing tourism. This book discusses the role of women in the Muslim world and founds that socio-culturally Islam has a greater impact on women than men. The process of identity construction and the religious values of women have also been extensively researched. But little is known about the role of Muslim women in the tourism industry and this book addresses these themes in the Asian context. This book explores these ideas as defined key categories; Muslim women from Asia travelling to a non-Muslim country, non-Muslim women travelling to Asian Muslim countries, and Women working in the tourism field in Muslim countries. This book highlights Asian countries as holding a complex mixture of cultures and identities. As Muslim communities are central in many Asian countries the tourism experience is different mainly because of cultural norms and religion. Ultimately, this book examines whether and how these complexities enrich both women and tourism industry within Asian context.

Author : Yusuf M. Sidani
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3319875000

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Muslim Women at Work by Yusuf M. Sidani Pdf

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.

Author : Roksana Bahramitash,Atena Sadegh,Negin Sattari
Publisher : Springer
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137525390

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Low-Income Islamist Women and Social Economy in Iran by Roksana Bahramitash,Atena Sadegh,Negin Sattari Pdf

This book presents an innovative analysis of the solidarity/social economy among low-income religious women in Iran. For years, the role of low-income women in community care and poverty reduction has been underestimated and under-researched in the broader academic community, due to the “invisible” nature of these informal and predominantly religious networks. As economic hardship in Iran increases, women in the community have mobilized to bring assistance to those struggling to make ends meet. The culmination of years of fieldwork in different parts of the country, this book sheds light on how religious women form the backbone of Iran’s social safety net as the welfare state fails and social protection policies dwindle.

Author : Mahnaz Afkhami
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1997-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0815627599

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Muslim Women and Politics of Participation by Mahnaz Afkhami Pdf

Muslim Women and the Politics of Participation is about ways of promoting women's participation in the affairs of Muslim societies: from raising consciousness and changing codes of law to penetrating the economic markets and influencing national and international policies. Editors Mahnaz Afkhami and Erika Friedl challenge stereotypes about Muslim women and probe the difficulties and possibilities women face as they work for positive social change.

Author : Niels Spierings
Publisher : Springer
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137466778

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Women’s Employment in Muslim Countries by Niels Spierings Pdf

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 addresses topical debates on the role of Islam, modernization, globalization, neocolonialism, educational inequalities, patriarchy, household hierarchies, and more.