Anticipated discrimination deters Muslims from entering hostile job sectors

Evidence

Perceptions of discrimination could also impact on potential applicants applying within certain industries. Inequality in the labour market, perception of anti- Muslim attitudes and wider vocal bigotry have a very detrimental impact within certain job sectors. Muslims may actively avoid such job sectors, which they consider ‘hostile’ to Muslims or whose culture is perceived as ‘antagonistic’. In the academic literature this has been termed the ‘chill factor’ (Li and O’Leary 2007: 557, McCrudden et al. 2004: 390): — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 292

Categorization

• DEFINE: Introduces and names the ‘chill factor’ concept for self-exclusion driven by perceived hostility.
• XREF: Connects to the chill factor literature in labour-market discrimination studies; a mechanism parallel to self-selection out of education documented in other minority studies. — connects to: Higher education rates fail to translate into employment parity for British Muslims — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 258; Human capital and social networks only partially explain Muslim employment gaps. — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 276; Perceived or actual discrimination deters Muslims from pursuing careers in security and uniformed services. — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 294 (+5 more)

Related

• Perceived or actual discrimination deters Muslims from pursuing careers in security and uniformed services. (similarity 0.89)
• Muslim women must conceal religious identity markers to secure employment in hostile climates (similarity 0.83)
• Visible Muslim identity measurably worsens job-market outcomes in Britain. (similarity 0.81)
• Second-generation Muslim disadvantage proves discrimination outlives migration effects (similarity 0.80)
• Visibly Muslim markers like the headscarf trigger added discrimination in hiring (similarity 0.79)
• British Muslim women fail to achieve expected returns on education due to employment discrimination (similarity 0.79)
• Wearing a headscarf more than triples hiring discrimination for qualified women. (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Perceived or actual discrimination deters Muslims from pursuing careers in security and uniformed services. #corroborates (0.95) — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 294
• Visibly Muslim markers like the headscarf trigger added discrimination in hiring #expands (0.82) — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 281
• Visible Muslim identity measurably worsens job-market outcomes in Britain. #corroborates (0.78) — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 304
• Muslim women must conceal religious identity markers to secure employment in hostile climates #expands (0.75) — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 376
• Muslim employees anglicize their names because employers fear losing business #expands (0.72) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 460
• Muslims suffer hostility for perceived identity beyond any voluntary religious choice. #corroborates (0.72) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 96