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_a331.4091767
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100 0 _aSaadia Zahidi
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aFIFTY MILLION RISING :
_bThe New Generation of Working Women Transforming the Muslim World /
_cSAADIA ZAHIDI
250 _aFirst edition
264 1 _aNew York :
_bNation Books,
_c[2018?]
264 4 _c© 2018
300 _av, 272 pages :
_c24 cm
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
500 _3Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258) and index.
505 _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.
520 _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.
650 1 0 _aWomen
_vEmployment
_xIslamic countries
650 2 0 _aMuslim women
_vEmployment
650 2 0 _aMuslim women
_vEconomic conditions
650 2 0 _aFeminism
_vIslamic countries
650 2 0 _aEconomic development
_vIslamic countries
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