WORK-LIFE OF WOMEN IN MALAYSIA : ISSUES AND CHALLENGES /
WORK-LIFE OF WOMEN IN MALAYSIA : ISSUES AND CHALLENGES /
Edited by Rabeatul Husna Abdull Rahman, Norhalimah Idris
- First Edition
- viii, 234 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes references and index.
Introduction / Women's Career Advancement and Self-Esteem / Organizational Work-Family Support and Women Career Advancement / Improving Female Workforce Retention through Work-Life Balance / Work-Life Balance and Work Engagement of Women Engineers / Flexible Work and Work-Life Balance among Female Academicians / Self-Efficacy and Female Engineer's Career Satisfaction / Gender Discimination and Work Commitment Problems and Challenges of Competence Acquisition of Female Trainee Nurses during Clinical Procedures / Factors of Learning Transfer among Female Workers / Rabeatul Husna Abdull Rahman, Norhalimah Idris -- Shahida Mansor, Norashikin Mahmud, Mohd. Hakimi Md. Baharudin -- Tan May Hiang, Rabeatul Husna Abdull Rahman, Azra Ayue Abdul Rahman -- Juraifa Jais, Siti Halijah Abdul Hamid -- Siti Aisyah Panatik, Siti Norlina Muhammad, Farawahida Mohd. Yusof, Nor Akmar Nordin -- Wan Faiezatul Husna Wan Zulkifli, Rabeatul Husna Abdull Rahman, Siti Rokiah Siwok -- Ainul Syakira Mahidi, Rabeatul Husna Abdull Rahman, Salwa Abdul Patah -- Adibah Abdul Kadir, Fadillah Ismail, Halimah Mohd. Yusof -- Nurfarah Liayana Abd. Samad, Norhalimah Idris -- Irmawati Norazman, Nurul Farhana Mohd. Noordin
This edited book consists of 10 chapters focusing on the issues and challenges pertaining to female employees in Malaysian workforce. The contents are based on empirical studies conducted on female employees in various professions and sectors, in which questionnaire surveys and interviews were used for collecting data. Engineers, executives, nurses, academics and public servants were among the respondents of these studies. The findings revealed that Malaysian female employees are facing various challenges which could be the factors that hindered their participation, career progression and retention in the workforce. The issues and challenges that are raised, presented and discussed in this volume can be categorized into individual and organizational factors namely, self-esteem, self-efficacy, career advancement, career satisfaction, gender discrimination, organizational work-family support, commitment and retention, work-life balance, work engagement, flexible work, learning transfer and competence acquisition. The compilation of these research findings provides insights into the plight of women in the Malaysian workforce. This book will be beneficial for career women, human resource practitioners and social science researchers. The book is also suitable for general readers who are interested in women studies.
9789835216640 RM55.00
Women executives
Women in the professions--Malaysia
Government publications--Malaysia
Includes references and index.
Introduction / Women's Career Advancement and Self-Esteem / Organizational Work-Family Support and Women Career Advancement / Improving Female Workforce Retention through Work-Life Balance / Work-Life Balance and Work Engagement of Women Engineers / Flexible Work and Work-Life Balance among Female Academicians / Self-Efficacy and Female Engineer's Career Satisfaction / Gender Discimination and Work Commitment Problems and Challenges of Competence Acquisition of Female Trainee Nurses during Clinical Procedures / Factors of Learning Transfer among Female Workers / Rabeatul Husna Abdull Rahman, Norhalimah Idris -- Shahida Mansor, Norashikin Mahmud, Mohd. Hakimi Md. Baharudin -- Tan May Hiang, Rabeatul Husna Abdull Rahman, Azra Ayue Abdul Rahman -- Juraifa Jais, Siti Halijah Abdul Hamid -- Siti Aisyah Panatik, Siti Norlina Muhammad, Farawahida Mohd. Yusof, Nor Akmar Nordin -- Wan Faiezatul Husna Wan Zulkifli, Rabeatul Husna Abdull Rahman, Siti Rokiah Siwok -- Ainul Syakira Mahidi, Rabeatul Husna Abdull Rahman, Salwa Abdul Patah -- Adibah Abdul Kadir, Fadillah Ismail, Halimah Mohd. Yusof -- Nurfarah Liayana Abd. Samad, Norhalimah Idris -- Irmawati Norazman, Nurul Farhana Mohd. Noordin
This edited book consists of 10 chapters focusing on the issues and challenges pertaining to female employees in Malaysian workforce. The contents are based on empirical studies conducted on female employees in various professions and sectors, in which questionnaire surveys and interviews were used for collecting data. Engineers, executives, nurses, academics and public servants were among the respondents of these studies. The findings revealed that Malaysian female employees are facing various challenges which could be the factors that hindered their participation, career progression and retention in the workforce. The issues and challenges that are raised, presented and discussed in this volume can be categorized into individual and organizational factors namely, self-esteem, self-efficacy, career advancement, career satisfaction, gender discrimination, organizational work-family support, commitment and retention, work-life balance, work engagement, flexible work, learning transfer and competence acquisition. The compilation of these research findings provides insights into the plight of women in the Malaysian workforce. This book will be beneficial for career women, human resource practitioners and social science researchers. The book is also suitable for general readers who are interested in women studies.
9789835216640 RM55.00
Women executives
Women in the professions--Malaysia
Government publications--Malaysia