Visibly Muslim markers like the headscarf trigger added discrimination in hiring

Evidence

Another study conducted in Germany also showed much greater discrimination against applicants wearing a headscarf (Weichselbaumer 2016). In Germany it is normal for job applications to include a photograph. This means that, rather relying on differences in the names of the fictitious applicants, one can check whether the well-known Muslim symbol of a headscarf is associated with a greater risk of discrimination. The correspondence test investigated discrimination against Turkish women in Germany, especially against those who are visibly Muslim due to the wearing of a headscarf. The researchers selected two names and created three identities using the same woman, a model who was able to pose as either German or Turkish in the photographs. They designed an identity for Sandra Bauer (German, no headscarf), Meryem Ozturk (Turkish, no headscarf) and Meryem Ozturk (Turkish, with modern-style headscarf). — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 281

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: British Muslim women fail to achieve expected returns on education due to employment discrimination — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 281; Correspondence-testing field experiments best demonstrate discrimination but mainly cover ethnic rather than religious bias — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 283; Wearing a headscarf more than triples hiring discrimination for qualified women. — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 287 (+12 more)

Related

• Wearing a headscarf more than triples hiring discrimination for qualified women. (similarity 0.94)
• Muslim women must conceal religious identity markers to secure employment in hostile climates (similarity 0.90)
• Name-blind hiring fails to address interview-stage headscarf discrimination (similarity 0.90)
• Visible Muslim identity measurably worsens job-market outcomes in Britain. (similarity 0.85)
• Correspondence-testing field experiments best demonstrate discrimination but mainly cover ethnic rather than religious bias (similarity 0.82)
• British Muslim women fail to achieve expected returns on education due to employment discrimination (similarity 0.81)
• Muslim employees anglicize their names because employers fear losing business (similarity 0.80)
• Anticipated discrimination deters Muslims from entering hostile job sectors (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Name-blind hiring fails to address interview-stage headscarf discrimination #corroborates (0.90) — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 294
• Visual markers of Muslim identity are treated as interchangeable signs of threat #expands (0.85) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 452
• The hijab rather than skin tone triggers racializing surveillance of Muslim women #exemplifies (0.85) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 292
• Muslim women must conceal religious identity markers to secure employment in hostile climates #responds-to (0.80) — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 376
• Religious identity can be racialized when signifiers trigger profiling #expands (0.80)
• Racial profiling extends to religious signifiers like Muslim names and clothing. #expands (0.80) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 227
• Muslim women alter dress and demeanor to counter surveillance-based stereotypes. #expands (0.80)
• Anti-Muslim discrimination is justified by invidious reference to Muslim cultural practices #responds-to (0.75) — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 108
• Muslims in the United States endure discrimination in their everyday lives #corroborates (0.72) — Evelyn Alsultany, Antisemitism and Islamophobia The…, 32