'We Are Equals'; Datum or Delusion: Perceptions of Muslim Women Academics in Three Malaysian Universities

Autor/in	Shah, Saeeda
Titel	'We Are Equals'; Datum or Delusion: Perceptions of Muslim Women Academics in Three Malaysian Universities
Quelle	In: British Journal of Sociology of Education, 39 (2018) 3, S.299-315 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-5692
DOI	10.1080/01425692.2017.1343126
Schlagwörter	Muslims; Women Faculty; College Faculty; Religious Factors; Islam; Gender Differences; Spiritual Development; Sex Fairness; Sex Role; Universities; Foreign Countries; Teacher Attitudes; Power Structure; Discourse Analysis; Spouses; Women Administrators; Work Environment; Family Environment; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Muslim; Muslimin; Frauenakademie; Weibliche Gelehrte; Fakultät; Geschlechterkonflikt; Sexualaufklärung; Geschlechterrolle; University; Universität; Ausland; Lehrerverhalten; Diskursanalyse; Ehepartner; Weibliche Führungskraft; Arbeitsmilieu; Familienmilieu; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	Islam underlines equality between women and men regarding their spiritual and intellectual potential. However, given interpretations of religious texts are often availed to suppress women in most Muslim societies, with serious implications for gender equality in the domestic and the professional spheres. This article draws on data from a study of Muslim women academics from three Malaysian universities to highlight the impact of dominant discourses on these women's professional lives and their perceptions of gender equality, and discusses its implications for their professional journeys. The article argues that the feudal patriarchal structures of most Muslim societies, reinforced by vested interpretations of religious texts, validate a powerful discourse of male authority which contributes to the perception that submitting to male authority is a Muslim woman's religious obligation. The seductive power of these discourses couched in religious authority influences the terms of their professional engagement and their conceptualisations and understanding of gender equality. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01