New surveys reveal the inequity of employers towards Muslim women. The survey showed that Muslim women were more likely to be unemployed than white Christian women, even if the qualifications and language abilities are equal. The data reported that the unemployment rate among Muslim women was 18%, 9% for Hindu women and 4% for white Christian women.
Dr Nabil Khattab, of the University of Bristol, told the British Sociological Association's annual conference in Glasgow that Muslim women in Britain were 70% more unlikely to be searching to employment unsuccessfully. He further stated that they “have experienced greater unemployment, which can be attributed to discrimination in recruiting and hiring practices.”
Dr Khattab also found that Muslim women were 71% more likely to be unemployed, compared to white Christian women, even with the same educational and language skills. He also found that Hindu women were 57% more likely to be unemployed than white Christian women.
He said that Muslim women’s appearance and attire may result in further discrimination and exclusion. “They wear the hijab or other religious symbols which makes them more visible and as such exposed to greater discrimination.”
Khattab drew his research on three surveys research drew on three surveys.
