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Fifty million rising : how a new generation of working women is revolutionizing the Muslim world / Saadia Zahidi.

By: Zahidi, Saadia [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Nation Books, 2018Description: 288 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781568585901 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Muslim women -- Employment | Industry | IndustryDDC classification: 331.4'088297 Summary: While the news out of the Muslim world has been focused on the threat of extremism from ISIS and Al Qaeda, a quiet but powerful shift has been taking place among women. In the last 10 years alone, nearly 50 million Muslim women have entered the workforce, arming them with more purchasing and earning power and giving them greater autonomy. Saadia Zahidi, a Senior Director at the World Economic Forum, argues that these profound changes will not only empower women; they will also revolutionize and strengthen the economies of their countries.
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While the news out of the Muslim world has been focused on the threat of extremism from ISIS and Al Qaeda, a quiet but powerful shift has been taking place among women. In the last 10 years alone, nearly 50 million Muslim women have entered the workforce, arming them with more purchasing and earning power and giving them greater autonomy. Saadia Zahidi, a Senior Director at the World Economic Forum, argues that these profound changes will not only empower women; they will also revolutionize and strengthen the economies of their countries.

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