scholarly journals Exploring Women's Work Decision in Malaysia

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Peck Leong Tan ◽  
Ruzita Baah ◽  
Geetha Subramaniam ◽  
Hadijah Iberahim
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Women's Work ◽  
Social Differences ◽  
Female Labour ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Women’S Work ◽  
Malaysian Women

Over the years, the educational level of Malaysian women has increased tremendously with more women than men in the tertiary institutions. Nevertheless, investment in female human capital has not been translated into more women in the workforce. Therefore this study aims to explore the work decision of Malaysian women. Results from the survey of 553 women reveal that nearly all women expressed that they are willing to work after completing their tertiary education but they feel that support and influence from families are the most important deciding factors in influencing women’s decision to work. Furthermore, economic and social differences also play vital roles in women’s work decision. Women from poorer families and with lower educational background tend to focus on their financial needs as priority in their work decision. On the other hand, women with higher educational background and who come from richer families tend to choose jobs that will allow them to achieve their goals and also bring great self satisfaction. Therefore, various strategies targeting different women need to be done to increase the labour force participation of Malaysian women. Keywords: Work Decision, Women Work, Female Labour Force Participation

scholarly journals AGRICULTURAL LABOUR AND THE CONTESTED NATURE OF WOMEN'S WORK IN INTERWAR ENGLAND AND WALES

2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
NICOLA VERDON
Keyword(s):  
Women Workers ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Women's Work ◽  
National Union ◽  
Women’S Work ◽  
Traditional Work ◽  
Cultural Tensions ◽  
And Gender ◽  
A Site

ABSTRACTThis article uses a case-study of agriculture to explore the range of anxieties and contradictions surrounding women's work in the interwar period. National statistics are shown to be inconsistent and questionable, raising questions for historians reliant on official data, but they point to regional variation as the continuous defining feature of female labour force participation. Looking beyond the quantitative data a distinction emerges between traditional work on the land and processes. The article shows that women workers in agriculture provoked vigorous debate among a range of interest groups about the scale, nature, and suitability of this work. These groups, such as the National Federation of Women's Institutes, the Women's Farm and Garden Association, and the National Union of Agricultural Workers represented a range of social classes and outlooks, and had diverse agendas underpinning their interest. Consequently women's agricultural labour is exposed as a site of class and gender conflict, connecting to wider economic and cultural tensions surrounding the place of women in interwar society.

scholarly journals Gender Division of Domestic Roles: Implications for Social Equality in Nigeria

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ngozi G. Egbue
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Substantial Reduction ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Women's Work ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Domestic Sphere ◽  
Women’S Work ◽  
Gender Based

Gender inequality constrains economic growth in developing countries. In line with this, gendered division of roles, with particular focus on the domestic sphere, stretches women’s work hours very much beyond those of men, and also engenders lower valuation for women’s work at the domestic as well as macro levels. Although there are recent changes in domestic role division in Nigeria, it still manifests powerful undertones of inequality. This inequality tends to be re-enacted at the macro level in gender based divisions that impinge upon women’s optimal labour force participation necessary for sustainable development. At the domestic level, gender inequality sustains various forms of subordination and injustice including violence against women, and the denial of reproductive rights, inheritance, and other fundamental rights denied women. This paper is a theoretical review of the relationships between gendered domestic role segregation, gender inequality and women’s contribution to sustainable development in Nigeria. The paper concludes by positing some recommendations regarding potential interventions for substantial reduction in domestic and other related forms of gendered inequality.

How Has the Middle Fared in the Netherlands? A Tale of Stagnation and Population Shifts

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiemer Salverda ◽  
Stefan Thewissen
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Real Income ◽  
Female Labour ◽  
Wage Moderation ◽  
Institutional Structures ◽  
Real Increase ◽  
Dual Income ◽  
Household Incomes

This chapter sets out how inequality and real incomes across the distribution evolved in the Netherlands from the late 1970s through the economic Crisis. Inequality grew, though not dramatically, while wages showed remarkably little real increase. This meant that real income increases for households relied for the most part on the growth in female labour-force participation and in dual-income couples. The chapter highlights the major changes in population and household structures that underpinned the observed changes in household incomes at different points in the distribution. It also sets out key features of the institutional structures in the labour market and broader welfare state, and the centrality of the priority given to wage moderation and the maintenance of competitiveness in the growth model adopted throughout the period.

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