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Implications of Citizenship Discourse on Female Labour Force Participation: A Case Study of Bangladeshi Women in the UK

Implications of Citizenship Discourse on Female Labour Force Participation: A Case Study of Bangladeshi Women in the UK

Masreka Khan
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 25
ISBN13: 9781522502258|ISBN10: 1522502254|EISBN13: 9781522502265
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0225-8.ch002
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Khan, Masreka. "Implications of Citizenship Discourse on Female Labour Force Participation: A Case Study of Bangladeshi Women in the UK." Discourse Analysis as a Tool for Understanding Gender Identity, Representation, and Equality, edited by Nazmunnessa Mahtab, et al., IGI Global, 2016, pp. 25-49. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0225-8.ch002

APA

Khan, M. (2016). Implications of Citizenship Discourse on Female Labour Force Participation: A Case Study of Bangladeshi Women in the UK. In N. Mahtab, S. Parker, F. Kabir, T. Haque, A. Sabur, & A. Sowad (Eds.), Discourse Analysis as a Tool for Understanding Gender Identity, Representation, and Equality (pp. 25-49). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0225-8.ch002

Chicago

Khan, Masreka. "Implications of Citizenship Discourse on Female Labour Force Participation: A Case Study of Bangladeshi Women in the UK." In Discourse Analysis as a Tool for Understanding Gender Identity, Representation, and Equality, edited by Nazmunnessa Mahtab, et al., 25-49. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0225-8.ch002

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Abstract

Immigrant women's labour market participation remains a long standing concern in the context of developed countries. Bangladeshi women are persistently reported to be one of the lowest participant groups in formal labour market in the UK. Where there is plethora of research to point out this fact, hardly any persuasive explanation is offered to unfold the phenomenon. The intrinsic bond between the rhetoric of citizenship and identities as immigrant is blurred in the surge of literatures. In this milieu, present chapter contributes to develop the understanding of the complex notion of citizenship and its implication in labour market participation, broadly on immigrant women and narrowly on Bangladeshi immigrant women. It reveals how ‘identity shaped by citizenship discourse' influences one of the important indicators of economic empowerment - market participation.

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