Category: Gender

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… Continue reading Women’s Labor Force Participation and Socioeconomic Development: The Case of Peninsular Malaysia, 1957-1970

Malaysian women have been politically active since the struggle for independence. This activity has included participation both in groups with a western focus and those which have stressed Islamic ideals. Muslim groups are becoming increasingly important and their goals are making it difficult for women leaders to emerge.  [Download]

Author 1 Chapman, Bruce J. Author 2 Harding, J. Ross Focuses on the application of the conventional human capital earnings to a Malaysian wage data in an attempt to determine the origins of sex differences in average earnings. Theoretical model of the human capital function; Application of the model to estimate sex differences in wages;… Continue reading Sex Differences in Earnings: An Analysis of Malaysian Wage Data.

Despite the challenges and conflicts experienced by employed married women as they try to balance the demand of work and family roles, many have successfully climbed to the top of the ladders of their career. The present paper reports a study that examined coping strategies employed by 50 Malaysian women (age 30-65) who were holding… Continue reading A Study on Coping Strategies Employed by Successful Women in Malaysia: Women in Paid Employment

The paper is aimed at discussing the Muslim men perceptions towards political participation among the Muslim women as based on the research data gathered from April 2002 to April 2003. In findings, it is concluded that the Muslim men do agree for the women to participate in politics. They do not oppose for the women… Continue reading Would Muslim Women be Possible to Participate in Politics? Perceptions Among the Muslim Men in Terengganu

Fact sheet on the roles of rural women in agriculture, environment, rural production, food security and related policy and planning in Malaysia. Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. [Download]

In my paper, I consider the integration of rights, cultures and religion within a Malaysian context. I weigh the extent that this would: 1) challenge the universality and secularisation of the rights discourse and practice globally (in reference to Mahathir’s ‘Asian values’ concept); 2) bridge the disparity between the rhetoric and implementation of women’s-human rights… Continue reading Politicising Spirituality: An Asian-Malaysian Feminist Standpoint Epistemology

The paper points out the fact that what many female offenders in Malaysia and indirectly in Southeast Asia need is job opportunities as well as learning new skills. As factors that are related to recidivism are of the psychological and social nature, recidivists will require counseling and intervention. The paper also proposes that the social… Continue reading Our Female Prisoners: Who Are They, Why Are They In Prison And How They Could Be Helped?

In this research project we try to capture the negotiation of so called ‘universal’ ‘development concepts’ in Muslim countries by focusing on the networks and interactions of Women’s NGOs with other actors such as the state, other local civil society groups, and regional/international organisations.  Publication: 4th International Malaysian Studies Conference; 3-5 August 2004, Universiti Kebangsaan… Continue reading Negotiating Development: Translocal Gendered Spaces in Muslim Societies

In the paper, ‘feminist’ refers simply to someone who is aware of the subordinate social position of women in his/her society and attempts to do something to reduce the gender inequity. Even from this definition, it is evident that Khadijah and Fatimah would not see eye to eye as to the evaluation of the women’s… Continue reading Khadijah Sidek And Tan Sri Fatimah Hashim: Two Contrasting Models Of (Malay) Feminist Struggle?