02555nam a22003137i 4500003000500000005001700005007000300022008004100025020003800066040002500104082002000129100002700149245011100176250001800287264003900305264001200344300002600356336002100382337002500403338002300428500006700451505025700518520127900775650004102054650002902095650003902124650003302163650004502196PPAK20181015125647.0ta181015t2018 my ||||g |||| 001 0beng d a9781568585901cRM139.90qhardback aPPAKbengcPPAKerda04223a331.40917670 aSaadia Zahidieauthor.10aFIFTY MILLION RISING :bThe New Generation of Working Women Transforming the Muslim World /cSAADIA ZAHIDI aFirst edition 1aNew York :bNation Books,c[2018?] 4c© 2018 av, 272 pages :c24 cm 2rdacontentatext 2rdamediaaunmediated 2rdacarrieravolume 3Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258) and index. aIntroduction: Khadija's daughters -- Education pioneers -- Millions at the economic frontlines -- Uncharted waters -- A digital opportunity -- A new marriage market -- Leading womenomics -- Ministers and mullahs -- Conclusion: beyond the tipping point. aAcross the Muslim world, ever greater numbers of women are going to work. In the span of just over a decade, millions have joined the workforce, giving them more earning and purchasing power and greater autonomy. In Fifty Million Rising, award-winning economist Saadia Zahidi illuminates this discreet but momentous revolution through the stories of the remarkable women who are at the forefront of this shift--a McDonald's worker in Pakistan who has climbed the ranks to manager; the founder of an online modest fashion startup in Indonesia; a widow in Cairo who runs a catering business with her daughter, against her son's wishes; and an executive in a Saudi corporation who is altering the culture of her workplace; among many others. These women are challenging familial and social conventions, as well as compelling businesses to cater to women as both workers and consumers. More importantly, they are gaining the economic power that will upend entrenched cultural norms, re-shape how women are viewed in the Muslim world and elsewhere, and change the mindset of the next generation. Inspiring and deeply reported, Fifty Million Rising is a uniquely insightful portrait of a seismic shift with global significance, as Muslim women worldwide claim a seat at the table.10aWomenvEmploymentxIslamic countries20aMuslim womenvEmployment20aMuslim women vEconomic conditions20aFeminism vIslamic countries20aEconomic development vIslamic countries