ABSTRACT

We analyse a large-scale UK quarterly Labour Force Survey data covering a period of 16 years (2002–2017) to compare labour market outcomes for women of different religious and ethnic denominations. The paper contributes to the existing literature in analysing three labour outcomes: economic activity (participation), unemployment and occupational choice. While the religious penalties facing Muslim women in unemployment were notoriously high and persistent, the results suggest that their participation is significantly lower. Finally, the occupational distribution of Muslim women shows they are similar to white Christian women in higher occupations but have a much higher probability of belonging to lower occupations.

摘要

我们分析了一项涵盖 16 年（2002 年至 2017 年）的大规模英国季度劳动力调查数据，以比较不同宗教和种族教派女性的劳动力市场结果。本文在分析三种劳动成果方面为现有文献做出了贡献：经济活动（参与）、失业和职业选择。虽然穆斯林妇女在失业中面临的宗教惩罚是出了名的高且持久，但结果表明她们的参与度要低得多。最后，穆斯林女性的职业分布表明她们与较高职业的白人基督教女性相似，但她们属于较低职业的概率要高得多。