Describing Women’s Employment in 28 Muslim Countries

Abstract

By making both cross- and within-country comparison this chapter shows to what extent women in Muslim countries are actually employed and what the differences are. In the first part geographical differences are shown; in the second, different forms of women’s gainful, non-agricultural employment are distinguished. The overall statistics take into account differences in country population sizes (see Chapter 5). The comparisons between countries and districts warrant some caution, as the surveys date from different years. Except two (Kyrgyz Republic: 1997; Kazakhstan: 1999), all surveys were held in 2000 or later.