Gender equality in Muslim-majority countries

Moamen Gouda and Niklas Potrafke

Economic Systems, 2016, vol. 40, issue 4, 683-698

Abstract: Discrimination against women has been documented in Muslim-majority countries. However, constitutions among Muslim-majority countries differ. By using women’s rights indicators and exploiting cross-country variation, we find that discrimination against women is more pronounced in countries where Islam is the source of legislation. Constitutions have changed in only four Muslim-majority countries since 1980. We discuss anecdotal evidence concerning the extent to which women’s rights changed as a consequence of new constitutions. Empirical studies should therefore distinguish between types of Muslim-majority countries.

Keywords: Gender equality; Countries with Muslim majority; Al-Azhar’s Islamic constitution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecosys.2016.04.002

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