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Muslims face barriers in labour markets across Western democracies, but how severe are these penalties and do they vary by national or local context?
Comparing the latest census data across Muslim communities, majority populations and other religious minorities from the UK, Australia and Canada, stark patterns are revealed of inequality in hiring, unemployment, earnings and overqualification associated with Muslim identity. It exposes how inequality is compounded by race and gender, creating distinct disadvantages, particularly for Muslim women.
The book is essential, timely reading for policy makers, researchers and practitioners committed to understanding and dismantling labour market discrimination in diverse societies.
Introduction
Part I
1. Understanding the Muslim Penalty: Theoretical Considerations
2. Muslims and Migration in the UK, Canada, and Australia: A Historical and Demographic Overview
Part II
3. Patterns and Trends in Labour Force Participation
4. Unemployment: A Comparative Analysis of the Muslim Penalty
Part III
5. Occupational Integration or Closure? Securing Salaried Positions
6. Religion and Wage Inequality
Part IV
7. When Credentials Aren’t Enough: Overqualification as an Invisible Penalty among Muslims in the West
8. Precarious Employment in Context: How Religion, Ethnicity and National Context Shape Labour Market Insecurity
Part V
9. Comparative Perspectives on the Muslim Penalty: Synthesis and Conclusions