Arabian Business this morning picks up a story from Reuters on the difficulties faced by niqab-wearing women job seekers in the Gulf. It says applicants are regularly rejected from customer-facing positions, and highlights the retail and banking sectors.
"No one takes women with niqab in the retail sector," says 22-year-old Aysha Obeid, a UAE national, who unsuccessfully applied for jobs at two retail outlets. She is now looking for back office administrative jobs where she believes she may have more chance of being employed.
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