Tertiary Educated Muslim Women's Work Decision

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Peck Leong Tan ◽  
Muhammad Adidinizar Zia Ahmad Kusair ◽  
Norlida Abdul Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
Family Friendly ◽  
The Family ◽  
Labour Participation

The participation of women in the labour force has been steadily rising over the years, especially with tremendous human capital investment in educating more women at tertiary levels. However, the tertiary educated women labour participation remains low, particularly among Muslim women. Therefore, this paper explores how tertiary educated Muslim women make their decision to work. This study surveyed 139 tertiary educated women and found their decisions to work are affected by their families’ needs and/or responsibilities, and may not be due to their lives’ goals and dreams. The majority of them work for the sake of money and hence will work if offered jobs meet their expectations in term of salary and position. Furthermore, they will leave the workforce if they need to fulfil their responsibilities at home. Therefore, to retain or to encourage more women especially those with high qualifications to be in the labour market, stakeholders must provide family-friendly jobs and suitable work environment such as flexible working arrangements. More importantly, stakeholders must be able to convince the family members of tertiary educated women to release them to the labour market.   

scholarly journals Can Religious Affiliation Explain the Disadvantage of Muslim Women in the British Labour Market?

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 1011-1028 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nabil Khattab ◽  
Shereen Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Market Experience ◽  
British Labour ◽  
Cultural Racism ◽  
Social Markers ◽  
Black Muslim ◽  
Race And Religion

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 market experience of British-Muslim women is multiply determined via criteria of ascription such as ethnicity, migration status, race and religion rather than criteria of achievement. The study uses data from the Labour Force Survey (2002–2013) with a large sample (N=245,391) of women aged 19–65 years. The overarching finding suggests that most Muslim women, regardless of their multiple ascriptive identities, generation and levels of qualifications, still face significant penalties compared with their White-British Christian counterparts. The penalties for some groups, such as Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Black-Muslim women, are harsher than for Indian and White-Muslim women, demonstrating how different social markers and multiple identities have contingent relationships to multiple determinants and outcomes.

scholarly journals Employers Size Wage Differential: Does Investment in Human Capital Matter?

2009 ◽  
Vol 48 (4II) ◽  
pp. 509-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zafar Mueen Nasir ◽  
Nasir Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Wage Differential ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Strong Positive Relationship ◽  
The Government ◽  
Areas Of Interest

Wage differential due to employer size is one of the key areas of interest in labour market research because a strong positive relationship between employer size and wages has been observed in developed and developing countries. It is, however, relatively neglected area of research in Pakistan. The purpose of present study is to investigate the employer size wage differential by looking at human capital factors. The study is based on standard methodology and estimates earning functions on Labour Force Survey (LFS) data for year 2007-08. Results clearly show that human capital investment has a bigger role in determining wages in the larger firms as compared to smaller firms. The main policy implications emanating from the analysis are the higher investment in skill which increases opportunities for workers in the labour market for higher wages and for jobs with good characteristics especially in large sized firms. The government policy towards education and skill formation needs serious reforms and better allocation of funds so that people get chance to enhance their skill level hence wages. JEL classification: J31, J40, J24 Keywords: Wage Differential, Human Capital, Labour Market

Flexible working and the family

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-33
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Work Context ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Context Factors ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
Family Friendly ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Family-friendly work perception (FFWP) is an important issue for employees. This research investigates FFWP in six countries (Bulgaria, Denmark, Japan, Russia, South Africa, and the USA), looking at demographic factors (age, gender, marital status, etc.) and work context factors (hours worked, type of employer, etc.). It is found that demographic factors vary among countries, but work context factors remain universal. Self-employed workers have higher affinity with FFW practices than other types of workers. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

The Impact of Early Life-Course Transitions on Equality at Work and Home

1992 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 509-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Ward ◽  
Angela Dale
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Independent Effect ◽  
Life Course Transitions ◽  
Employment Relationships ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact

This paper investigates two aspects of the paid employment relationship between female and male partners aged 23. It is argued that in order to understand women's position in the home and the labour market it is necessary to consider employment relationships in the context of the household. The impact of children on women's labour force participation is already well known and in this paper we show that marriage also has an independent effect on hours worked. The second aspect of the paper concerns the relative financial contribution of each partner to the family income from their labour market earnings. It is recognised that power and equality within the home are to some extent derived from the relative contribution of partners to the family income. It is shown that women are economically dependent on men even in the early stages of their partnership before children and that this dependence is greater among women with children.

Keuze of belemmering? De arbeidsmarktparticipatie van vrouwen

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mara Yerkes
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Individual Preferences ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Labour Participation ◽  
Individual Household

Choice or impediment? The labour participation of women Choice or impediment? The labour participation of women This article researches the influence of individual preferences on women's labour market behaviour in the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom, addressing the question, to what extent do individual preferences have a causal effect on women's average weekly working hours? Using longitudinal panel data from all three countries, a fixed-effects model is applied to measure the effect of preferences in year t-1 on women's average weekly working hours in year t. The data are pooled from 1992 to 2002. After controlling for a number of individual, household and job characteristics we see that individual preferences are most influential in the Netherlands. However, the data do not support the idea that choice is more important than constraint because individual, household and job characteristics remain visible, even in the Netherlands. The results also demonstrate that it is important to understand individual preferences within the institutional context. Therefore, within the policy debate on increasing women's labour market participation we must consider possible barriers that hinder women when making labour market 'choices'.

De groei van deeltijdwerk: vraag en aanbod

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Euwals ◽  
Maurice Hogerbrugge ◽  
Adri den Ouden
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Employment Rate ◽  
High Part ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Increasing Demand

The growth of part-time employment: supply and demand The growth of part-time employment: supply and demand The Dutch labour market shows a high part-time employment rate, and the rate continues to grow at a pace faster than in other OECD countries. The increase in labour force participation of women plays an important role. The contribution of men to part-time employment is growing but stays behind that of women. The shift between sectors of industry, from manufacturing to services, contributes to the growth of part-time employment. We discuss several reasons for firms to hire part-time employees. We investigate the importance of factors of supply and demand by means of a regression analysis at the sectoral level of industry. We find that the increasing demand for flexible labour contributes to the growth of part-time employment.

Child Care Reform and Labour Market Participation by Women

1998 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pru Goward
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Children's Services ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Labour Market Participation ◽  
The Relationship

Reforms to the Commonwealth Government's Children's Services Program in the 1996 and 1997 Budgets have attracted considerable comment. Much of this comment has been predicated on the basis of a direct and causal link between changes to child care and changes in the participation of women with young children in the labour force. Evidence of changes to the labour market participation of women is very limited. Furthermore, the relationship between the labour market participation of women and child care is complicated by a range of other influences which makes drawing simple conclusions difficult.

Who are solo self-employed women? Analysis of the trends and characteristics of solo self-employed women in Ireland 2003–2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-60
Author(s):  
Lauren Bari
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
Employed Women ◽  
Key Variables ◽  
Employment Rates ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Freelance Work

Abstract Solo or ‘freelance’ self-employment is becoming a more popular form of self-employment in the labour market. In some jurisdictions such as the UK, this growth is being attributed to rising numbers of women – and women with children in particular - seeking the flexibility and autonomy of freelance work as a response to shortages of flexibility in wage-and-salaried employment. Yet little is known about how these trends might be occurring in Ireland and who might be represented in this small but growing cohort of workers. This research uses Labour Force Survey data to explore trends in female solo self-employment in Ireland between 2003 and 2019 and key variables are drawn upon to develop a profile of this underexplored labour market group. The analysis highlights that while growth in solo self-employment rates has been slow and numbers still relatively small, it is increasingly made up of highly educated and professional women in relatively high-paid sectors opting for flexible working arrangements.

scholarly journals EMERGENT GENDER RELATIONS IN FEMALE EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE SOCIAL STRATIFICATION IN RURAL INDIA

10.26458/1727 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-126
Author(s):  
Sanghamitra Kanjilal Bhaduri
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Social Stratification ◽  
Gender Relations ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Female Employment ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Cultural Variables ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
The Social

The paper has presented an empirical picture of inequalities, both within and outside the labour market for women, from gender relations emerging within the framework of overlapping social stratification in rural India. Analysis is based on secondary data, where the emphasis is not only on measurement of quantitative variables, but also on the interactions between various qualitative, socio-economic and socio-cultural variables. Main finding of the present study is that the participation of women in labour force varies across economic classes, social groups, religions, regions and the rural urban divide. Factors determining labour supply decisions of women are different from those of men. Interconnectedness of female employment with other social parameters which are outside the realm of the standard labour market analysis gets highlighted in the study.

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