r/islamabad • u/Main-Ad5546 • 12h ago

Twin Cities Corporate and hijab

Is it really me or the world , specially corporate world, treats you differently if you do hijab or niqaab? I recently got into hijab. I don't cover my face but my dressing is modest or eastern and I've faced extremely different treatment.

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u/asmootsreddit 8h ago

Honestly seeing the comments... Y'all saying you don't treat us differently doesn't mean other people don't either

I've always felt treated differently and I have been working on and off since like 2018 and felt this in education even before

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u/Main-Ad5546 7h ago

I knowww. Everybody is great on social media. But in reality, it hits different. Your promotions, your job hunt everything gets extremely difficult.

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u/asmootsreddit 4h ago

Exactly!!! Everyone hold prejudice irl

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u/asmootsreddit 8h ago

Yes absolutely!!! And the be presentable comment both in academia and corporate despite being well dressed and everything, is just so... I don't know how to deal with that sometimes

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u/Particular-Poet2776 12h ago

Treatment can be/and is different, but I personally know women doing hijab at very senior posts and flourishing. It's not really a hindrance, can depend a bit on the role though.

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u/Particular-Poet2776 12h ago

Look at this despo lol

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u/ZealousidealZone8072 12h ago

Do u do hijab as well?

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u/Main-Ad5546 12h ago

He texted me too. Lol

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u/Particular-Poet2776 12h ago

It's funnier in my case because I am not even a girl lol.

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u/asmootsreddit 8h ago

Lmao this is what happens when they're creeps without stopping to think for 2 seconds

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u/Main-Ad5546 12h ago

I worked at Motive. I despised going to the office because of the looks I'd get. And also , how they make you feel invisible at times.

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u/pixelated666 12h ago

No it doesn’t happen in corporate unless you’re working in some absolute shithole of a company. Tons of women wear hijab.

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u/coldboyrevan 9h ago

There are a few girls working in our company who also cover their face completely and we don't treat those girls differently. So at least in our company it doesn't matter

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u/Zeenrz 12h ago

My cousin is a hijabi and is currently the CFO at a pretty large digital wallet service.

There is a chance it's in your head, though if people get the impression you're very conservative I imagine they wouldn't go out of their way to be friendly - not because of bias but because of the perception that it would not be appreciated/ out of respect for what they perceive your boundaries likely are.

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u/Main-Ad5546 12h ago

I'm talking about the companies like Motive, Podium etc.

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u/sigh_o_the_oppressed 2h ago

Isn't the whole point of doing hijab to be treated differently? What is the point I'm not getting? People of course think highly of you and try to keep you out of situations you may feel uncomfortable in, isn't that the point?