Women, work and Islam: a Malaysian experience

Introduction: An activity when performed by men is often more highly valued than when performed by women [Pahl, 1984, Pearson, 2000]. Therefore, the objective of this chapter is to analyse the experience of female workers in their private lives. The relevant research questions are: Do employed women...

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Main Author: Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza
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Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2009
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spelling iium-50092011-12-20T04:43:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/5009/ Women, work and Islam: a Malaysian experience Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza HQ1101 Women. Feminism Introduction: An activity when performed by men is often more highly valued than when performed by women [Pahl, 1984, Pearson, 2000]. Therefore, the objective of this chapter is to analyse the experience of female workers in their private lives. The relevant research questions are: Do employed women have a second shift at home? How do the feel at home...... IIUM Press 2009 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/5009/1/women%2C_work_and_islam-_a_malaysian_experience_%28c-10%29.pdf Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza (2009) Women, work and Islam: a Malaysian experience. In: Muslim women in contemporary societies: reality and opportunities. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 241-270. ISBN 9789833855995 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/Products/109-wwwgooglecom.aspx
spellingShingle HQ1101 Women. Feminism
Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza
Women, work and Islam: a Malaysian experience
title Women, work and Islam: a Malaysian experience
title_full Women, work and Islam: a Malaysian experience
title_fullStr Women, work and Islam: a Malaysian experience
title_full_unstemmed Women, work and Islam: a Malaysian experience
title_short Women, work and Islam: a Malaysian experience
title_sort women, work and islam: a malaysian experience
topic HQ1101 Women. Feminism
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