Muslim Women In Hijab Face More Scrutiny, Professional Consequences
Muna Saleh says besides her skills, qualifications and expertise, her “professionalism” is evaluated by one more factor — her hijab.
For observant Canadian Muslim women, wearing hijab is a religious obligation and a personal religious decision.
But many Muslim women in the country a are facing undue professional consequences for choosing to wear it.
Some Muslim women say hijab is often seen as unprofessional and people prejudge them as oppressed.
An added challenge is they are often the only visibly Muslim person at their workplace.
They may experience heightened scrutiny because of this, said Shefaly Gunjal, manager of equity, diversity and inclusion at Citizen Relations.
Gunjal said visibly Muslim women in the workplace may experience a “lack of power and privilege” due to their race, gender and religion.
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