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How Gender and Ethnicity Intersect: The Significance of Education, Employment and Marital Status

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  • Kalwant Bhopal

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This paper examines Labour Force Survey (LFS) statistics on economic activity, highest educational qualification, marital status and ethnicity. The paper will specifically explore comparisons within South Asian groups and between other ethnic groups (Afro-Caribbean and white), to investigate whether marriage has a differential impact for different ethnic groups, and if there have been any changes over time (1984-1994). The LFS data indicates that marital status has a differential impact on economic activity and education for different ethnic groups. When controlling for age (25-30), martial status has more impact on Indian and Pakistani/Bangladeshi groups, than it does for Afro-Caribbean and white groups. There are differences between ethnic groups and there are also differences within the South Asian category. Rapid social change is taking place for the 25-30 age cohort, where some South Asian women are becoming highly educated and entering professional occupations. This finding supports recent research carried out on South Asian women in East London (Bhopal, 1997).

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  • Kalwant Bhopal, 1998. "How Gender and Ethnicity Intersect: The Significance of Education, Employment and Marital Status," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 3(3), pages 29-39, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socres:v:3:y:1998:i:3:p:29-39
    DOI: 10.5153/sro.146
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    1. Sami Miaari & Nabil Khattab & Ron Johnston, 2019. "Religion and ethnicity at work: a study of British Muslim women’s labour market performance," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 53(1), pages 19-47, January.
    2. Najia Syed & Cathy Banwell & Tehzeeb Zulfiqar, 2020. "Highly Skilled South Asian Migrant Women in Australia: Hidden Economic Assets," Global Journal of Health Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 12(12), pages 130-130, November.
    3. Tracey Warren, 2000. "Women in Low Status Part-Time Jobs: A Class and Gender Analysis," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 4(4), pages 152-170, February.

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