Employment opportunities for Muslims in the UK

This report notes that Muslim people suffer the greatest economic disadvantages of any group in UK society. Unemployment rates for Muslims are more than twice that of the general population (12.8 per cent compared to 5.4 per cent) and 41 per cent are economically inactive, compared to 21.8 per cent of the general population. The disadvantage is greater still for Muslim women: 65 per cent of economically inactive Muslims are women. This inquiry has found the reasons behind this to be varied and complex. They include: discrimination and Islamophobia, stereotyping, pressure from traditional famil ... Show more

Corporate authors: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Women and Equalities Committee

Published: London, England, House of Commons, 2016

Resource type: Government report or paper

Physical description: 55 p. (report) + 21 p. (Government response)

Access item: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/5994/employment-opportunities-for-muslims-in-the-uk-inquiry/publications/

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