Islam, Gender, and Development: Rural-Urban Migration of Women in Iran

By Masoumeh Velayati

This book discusses the role of women in Iranian rural-urban migration and the impact of such migration on women. Masoumeh Velayati examines the social and economic motivations of female migrants and their contribution to family income, addressing the gender, religious, and socio-economic issues of marginalized, working class women in the East Azerbaijan Province of Iran.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739114522
• ISBN13: 9780739114520
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"