Leveraging close elections to generate quasi-random variation in the religious identity of state legislators in India, we find lower rates of female foeticide in districts with Muslim legislators, which we argue reflects a greater (religious) aversion to abortion among Muslims. These districts...

Economic violence represents a state of control over an individual capacity to obtain, utilize and keep up economic assets. The current study investigates the prevalence of economic violence among women of the socioeconomically backward Muslim minority community by taking a sample of 387 women...

This paper constructs a culturally appropriate model for Muslim women's empowerment in management and leadership positions that addresses sustainability goals of quality education, gender equality, economic growth and reducing inequalities, as well as national and cultural differences from...

Dominant discourses on Muslim women have revolved around their marginal locations in community as well as in society. It has mainly been subjected to socio-economic and political structures and conditions as well. However it is worth mentioning that marginality is not only a lived experience but...

This paper investigates the empowerment of Muslim women in India, vis-à-vis their male counterparts as well as women belonging to other major five religious communities, namely Hindus, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain. The study is based on secondary sources of data primarily obtained from...

In modern India, the socio-economic status of women in Muslim communities, along with their political participation ratio and the need for legal reform, has raised serious apprehensions and demand immediate attention. Government reports suggest that Muslim women are among the poorest,...