abstract: 'Labor markets are still heavily gendered everywhere, even when women''s

  participation in the labor market is greater now than at any other time

  in history. Existing research shows poor women''s participation in the

  informal economy is higher than men''s in many parts of the Global South.

  However, this is not the case in Bangladesh. Poor Muslim women''s

  participation, particularly where they require access to public space,

  is lower than men due to persistent patriarchal norms, reflected in

  social and religious expectations of women. Drawing on interview data

  with female street vendors from a slum in Dhaka, this article explores

  the dynamics of social and religious norms that constrain poor Muslim

  women''s access to public space to earn income. This article contributes

  to the literature on gender, religion, and work by highlighting that the

  parochial realm offers a safer space for operating businesses without

  breaking social norms and by arguing that poor Muslim women experience

  social and religious barriers rather than legal ones. Non-legal barriers

  are more amenable to change as a result, which is important for

  empowering women.'
affiliation: 'Lata, LN (Corresponding Author), Univ Queensland, Sch Social Sci, Brisbane,
  Qld 4072, Australia.

  Lata, Lutfun Nahar; Walters, Peter, Univ Queensland, Sch Social Sci, Brisbane, Qld
  4072, Australia.

  Roitman, Sonia, Univ Queensland, Sch Earth \& Environm Sci, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.'
author: Lata, Lutfun Nahar and Walters, Peter and Roitman, Sonia
author-email: l.lata@uq.edu.au
author_list:
- family: Lata
  given: Lutfun Nahar
- family: Walters
  given: Peter
- family: Roitman
  given: Sonia
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1111/gwao.12562
earlyaccessdate: OCT 2020
eissn: 1468-0432
files: []
issn: 0968-6673
journal: GENDER WORK AND ORGANIZATION
keywords: 'gendered labor; gendered space; informal economy; public space; street

  vending'
keywords-plus: 'LABOR-FORCE PARTICIPATION; WOMENS EMPOWERMENT; URBAN BANGLADESH;

  POVERTY; PATRIARCHY; EMPLOYMENT; RELIGION; VIOLENCE; PRIVATE; ISLAM'
language: English
month: JAN
number: 1, SI
number-of-cited-references: '91'
orcid-numbers: 'Lata, Lutfun Nahar/0000-0002-4177-4446

  Roitman, Sonia/0000-0001-6555-8062

  Walters, Peter/0000-0002-1831-1494'
pages: 318-336
papis_id: e23d963948a25b38256fd1bc75e54420
ref: Lata2021politicsgendered
researcherid-numbers: 'Lata, Lutfun Nahar/AGV-9985-2022

  Roitman, Sonia/AAT-6356-2020

  '
times-cited: '18'
title: 'The politics of gendered space: Social norms and purdah affecting female informal
  work in Dhaka, Bangladesh'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000583744000001
usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
usage-count-since-2013: '13'
volume: '28'
web-of-science-categories: Management; Women's Studies
year: '2021'