examining the rights of muslim women in predominately muslim countries
- Categories
- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Journal of International Women's Studies
- Magazine Year
- 2015
- Magazine Number
- 2
- Creator
- Ilo, Saidat
- Creator
- Seltzer, Richard
- Thesaurus
- moslima's, islam, gelijke behandeling, emancipatie, recht, sociale klasse, leeftijdsgroepen, inkomen, Egypte, Libanon, Jordanië, Indonesië, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkije, 2010-2019, 21e eeuw, onderzoek
- Description
- Authors want to contribute to the debate on whether countries with large Muslim populations, like for instance Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey, will embrace gender equality. The role of women in Islamic societies is still a highly charged political and cultural issue. Women’s issues are vital in the shaping of modern debates on democracy in predominantly Muslim countries. Examined were attitudes towards women’s equality by analyzing Muslims’ responses, looking at the effects of country, education, socio-economic status, age, income, religiosity and other variables. Some of the preliminary findings suggest that across the seven nations surveyed, broad majorities support gender equality but women are generally more likely to endorse equality than men.