Author 1 Hirschman, Charles
Author 2 Aghajanian, Akbar
Using 1957 and 1970 census data, four independent variables were used to explore determinants and constraints of Malaysian women’s participation in the modern sector: ethnic community, educational attainment, size of place of residence, and marital/family status. Women’s labor force participation increased as agricultural employment declined and a sizeable growth in non-agricultural employment emerged; the pattern was consistent with the growth and direction of change in the Malaysian economy over the same period. About one third of women in each of three major ethnic communities (Malay, Chinese, and Indian) were employed, but they had rather distinctive patterns of type of work. [Download]