Habiba Zaman

Biography

Habiba Zaman is a distinguished scholar whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of gender, migration, and labour. She served as Professor Emerita in the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at Simon Fraser University, retiring in 2022 after a career marked by rigorous scholarship and a deep commitment to social justice.

Her research and publications concern some of the most pressing social issues of our time: gender, migration, labour, immigrant women's work and workplace rights. Her work has illuminated the experiences of immigrant women in Canada and beyond, exploring how structures of gender, race, and class shape access to work, conditions of employment, and the ability to claim rights in the workplace. She is also an associate member of Labour Studies at SFU and an honorary research associate at the University of British Columbia's Centre for India and South Asia Research, reflecting the international reach of her scholarship.

At American Publication Consultants, Habiba provides expert review of qualitative social-science manuscripts. Her focus is on theoretical framing, literature review feedback, and the overall coherence of scholarly argument. She helps authors ensure that their work is positioned effectively within existing debates, that key concepts are clearly defined and deployed, and that their findings are interpreted in ways that do justice to the complexity of the social world. Her review is particularly valuable for authors working on migration, labour, gender, and equity-focused research.