International Transfer of Policies and Practices of Gender Equality in Employment to and among Muslim Majority Countries

This article investigates the premise that it is possible to transpose organizational approaches to equal employment opportunity (EEO) from western countries to Muslim majority countries (MMCs). Drawing on policy interviews and documentary evidence from public sector organizations and international...

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Published inGender, work, and organization Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 345 - 369
Main Authors Özbilgin, Mustafa F., Syed, Jawad, Ali, Faiza, Torunoglu, Dilek
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2012
Subjects
Diffusionism
Employment
Employment Discrimination
Employment opportunities
Equality
gender equality
Gender equity
Islam
Muslims
Organizational Effectiveness
Pakistan
Policy implementation
Public Sector
secularism
Sex equality
Sexual Inequality
Turkey
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Summary:This article investigates the premise that it is possible to transpose organizational approaches to equal employment opportunity (EEO) from western countries to Muslim majority countries (MMCs). Drawing on policy interviews and documentary evidence from public sector organizations and international development agencies engaged in the promotion of gender equality in Turkey and Pakistan, we question the effectiveness of diffusion of gender equality policies and practices to and among these two MMCs. Our investigation reveals the primacy of context over essence in developing effective ways to construct EEO policies and practices which can be adopted in MMCs.
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ISSN:0968-6673
1468-0432
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-0432.2010.00515.x