Women and Leadership in Islamic Law

Jalajel, David Solomon

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“…McLaren et al, 2019). However, the assumed right to allow or prevent opportunities for women is strengthened when Muslim scholars advise that women should not lead men (Jalajel, 2016), or hold the highest of political or civil service offices (Osmani et al, 2020). In the context of Indonesia, which is a Muslim majority society, scholars show that despite progress women's leadership continues to be challenged by Islamist powers and trapped within ideological conflict (Oktaviani et al, 2021).…”

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Indonesian Women’s Civil Service Leadership: Analysis of Career Progression Opportunity and Constraint

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Patmisari

Hamiduzzaman

et al. 2023

Administration & Society

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Women in Indonesia’s civil service ( n = 320) were surveyed about their career advancement. Analysis of variance identified differences in career progression, and post-hoc comparisons were tested using Fisher’s Least Significant Difference method. We found that family support and interpersonal relationships, paired with superior education to men, were critical to women’s successful leadership progression, especially through the echelon ranks. Qualitative results suggest that interpretations of hadith outweighed more contemporary textual readings, which required strategic maneuvering if women wanted to advance. This is because women’s own career aspirations required their ongoing loyalty to men and strategic maneuvering among filial, societal, and organizational constraints.

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Indonesian Women’s Civil Service Leadership: Analysis of Career Progression Opportunity and Constraint

McLaren

Patmisari

Hamiduzzaman

et al. 2023

Administration & Society

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“…However, Islamic law is not uniform across cultures and countries. Law, like other fundamental principles of ethics, values, governance, etc., can be viewed as cultural phenomena, interpreted and expressed through cultural systems producing variations internationally where many forms and levels of influences are at play affecting women's many rights such as marriage and divorce rights (El Fadl 2001;Jalajel 2017;Rosen 1989). Not only the text of laws, but their interpretations over time reflect the changing historical conditions of society, the roles of prominent individuals, state powers, and the communities of Muslims themselves (Tucker 2008).…”

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Towards a Model of Muslim Women’s Management Empowerment: Philosophical and Historical Evidence and Critical Approaches

Samier

ElKaleh

2021

Administrative Sciences

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This paper constructs a culturally appropriate model for Muslim women’s empowerment in management and leadership positions that addresses sustainability goals of quality education, gender equality, economic growth and reducing inequalities, as well as national and cultural differences from Western women’s empowerment models. The approach to model building begins with two sources of evidence for women’s empowerment—first, the empowerment of women recognised in the Qur’an and Sunnah, and in the historical-biographical record, particularly in the early Islamic period that draws to some extent on hermeneutics. This is followed by identifying four approaches that can be used in constructing a comprehensive model of Muslim women’s empowerment: Bourdieu’s social, cultural and intellectual capital theory; multiple modernities theory that recognises societal diversity; cultural security arguments for the preservation of cultures; and postcolonial critiques that argue for diversity through decolonising. The main argument of this paper is that sustainability goals cannot be achieved without a model appropriate to the valuational, cultural and societal context in which women are educated and work. The final section of this paper proposes a multidimensional and multilevel model that can be used as a guidance for empowering Muslim women in management and leadership positions. The model construction is based partly on Côté and Levine’s psychosocial cultural model that identifies multiple levels and dimensions of identity, role and social institution construction. This article contributes to the current literature by proposing a theoretical foundation and a multidimensional model that can inform and shape the empowerment of Muslim women in management and leadership positions in different societies.

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Women and Leadership in Islamic Law

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Indonesian Women’s Civil Service Leadership: Analysis of Career Progression Opportunity and Constraint

Indonesian Women’s Civil Service Leadership: Analysis of Career Progression Opportunity and Constraint

Towards a Model of Muslim Women’s Management Empowerment: Philosophical and Historical Evidence and Critical Approaches

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