In pursuit of modesty: Contextual emotional labour and the dilemma for working women in Islamic societies

International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 150-167

  Syed, Jawad ^a   Ali, Faiza ^a   Winstanley, Diana ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotional labour; Gender; Identity; Islam; Modesty; Organisations; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747751584     PISSN: 17408938     EISSN: 17408946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJWOE.2005.008819     Document Type: Article

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