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Women & work : challenges in industrializing nations / editors, Maimunah Ismail, Aminah Ahmad.

Contributor(s): Aminah Ahmad | Maimunah Ismail | Universiti Putra Malaysia. Women's Studies Unit.
Publisher: Kuala Lumpur : London : Women's Studies Unit, Universiti Putra Malaysia ; Asean Academic Press, 1999Description: 234 p ; 23 cm.ISBN: 190191920X.Subject(s): Women -- Employment -- Developing countries | Women -- Employment -- Malaysia | Developing countries -- Economic conditionsDDC classification: 331.4091724
Contents:
Foreword. - Introduction. - Ch. 1. Participation of Malaysian Women in Employment: A Gender Stratification Analysis / Aminah Ahmad. - Ch. 2. Women's Education and Household Activities / Rahmah Ismail & Fatimah Said. - Ch. 3. Role Conflict and Social Support of Employed Women in Industry / Aminah Ahmad, Nor Hashiah M. Hashim, Arbaiyah Mohd. Isa, & Siti Rabaah Hamzah. - Ch. 4. Women and Work in the Information Age: Levelling the Playing Field in Malaysia? / Cecilia Ng Choon Sim & Shanti Thambiah. - Ch. 5. Handling Conflicts with Organizational Members: The Experience of Malaysian Malay Women Human Resource Managers in the Banking and Finance Industry / Jamilah Othman. - Ch. 6. The Economic Empowerment of Rural Women through Involvement in Micro Enterprise / Jariah Masud & Laila Paim. - Ch. 7. The Profile and Value System of Women Entrepreneurs / Maimunah Ismail & Rusinah Joned. - Ch. 8. Analysis of Gender-Based Activities in an Upland Community: The Case of Barangay Magdungao, Passi, Hoilo, Philippines. - Ch 9. Promoting Gender Equality in Remote Communites of Northeastern Thailand / Chaiskran Hiranpruk. - Index. - Contributors.
Summary: This book comprises nine selected research papers, six of which were presented at the Regional Conference on Women and work: Challenges in Industrializing Nations which was held on 5 to 6 March, 1997 at Putrajaya, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. The conference was organized by The Women's Studies Unit, Department of Extension Education, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Papers were selected for inclusion on the basis of their originality, insightful analysis and thoughtful consideration contributing towards enchancing knowledge in Women's Studies. Although the coverage is by no means comprehensive for the Southeast Asian region, due to its concentration on the Malaysian situation, with the exception of the Philippines and Thailand, the theoretical insights and practical implications of the research are of relevance to other countries in the region. - Foreword.
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Foreword. - Introduction. - Ch. 1. Participation of Malaysian Women in Employment: A Gender Stratification Analysis / Aminah Ahmad. - Ch. 2. Women's Education and Household Activities / Rahmah Ismail & Fatimah Said. - Ch. 3. Role Conflict and Social Support of Employed Women in Industry / Aminah Ahmad, Nor Hashiah M. Hashim, Arbaiyah Mohd. Isa, & Siti Rabaah Hamzah. - Ch. 4. Women and Work in the Information Age: Levelling the Playing Field in Malaysia? / Cecilia Ng Choon Sim & Shanti Thambiah. - Ch. 5. Handling Conflicts with Organizational Members: The Experience of Malaysian Malay Women Human Resource Managers in the Banking and Finance Industry / Jamilah Othman. - Ch. 6. The Economic Empowerment of Rural Women through Involvement in Micro Enterprise / Jariah Masud & Laila Paim. - Ch. 7. The Profile and Value System of Women Entrepreneurs / Maimunah Ismail & Rusinah Joned. - Ch. 8. Analysis of Gender-Based Activities in an Upland Community: The Case of Barangay Magdungao, Passi, Hoilo, Philippines. - Ch 9. Promoting Gender Equality in Remote Communites of Northeastern Thailand / Chaiskran Hiranpruk. - Index. - Contributors.

This book comprises nine selected research papers, six of which were presented at the Regional Conference on Women and work: Challenges in Industrializing Nations which was held on 5 to 6 March, 1997 at Putrajaya, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. The conference was organized by The Women's Studies Unit, Department of Extension Education, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Papers were selected for inclusion on the basis of their originality, insightful analysis and thoughtful consideration contributing towards enchancing knowledge in Women's Studies. Although the coverage is by no means comprehensive for the Southeast Asian region, due to its concentration on the Malaysian situation, with the exception of the Philippines and Thailand, the theoretical insights and practical implications of the research are of relevance to other countries in the region. - Foreword.