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 … of traditional Islamic understanding of the role of women and their economic and social participation, which is rooted in …

In the last decades, women’s role in the workforce has dramatically changed, though gender inequality persists and for … women, gender identity still prevails over work identity. It is important not to forget or diminish the historical role of … women in the labour market though and this book proposes a critical overview of the most recent historical research on women …

Examining women’s diverse experiences of male-dominated work, this ground-breaking book explores what sexuality and … gender means to women working in the construction and transport industries. Using accounts from heterosexual women and … sectors. Drawing on interviews and focus groups, the author examines why women choose to enter male-dominated industries …