Driving from the backseat: an exploratory study of the dearth of Malaysian women in political decision making process

The place of women in decision making at various strata of living has been a front burner issue in the current milieu. Population of women in Malaysia is almost as equal the population of men. The Malaysian women have been found to excel in academic and even professional labour market than the men....

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Main Authors:	Imam-Tamim, Muhammad Kamaldeen, Mohd Zin, Najibah, Ibrahim, Norliah, Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Asian & African Research Centre 2015
Subjects:	HQ1101 Women. Feminism
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spelling	iium-445412015-09-01T08:34:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/44541/ Driving from the backseat: an exploratory study of the dearth of Malaysian women in political decision making process Imam-Tamim, Muhammad Kamaldeen Mohd Zin, Najibah Ibrahim, Norliah Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina HQ1101 Women. Feminism The place of women in decision making at various strata of living has been a front burner issue in the current milieu. Population of women in Malaysia is almost as equal the population of men. The Malaysian women have been found to excel in academic and even professional labour market than the men. Thus, they are naturally imbued with the skills and intellectual capabilities to contribute to the Malaysian national development. Notwithstanding the perceived superiority in the intellectual capability of the Malaysian women, the number of women allowed to participate in nation building in the country is abysmally low. Researches have shown that the women have been facing challenges in assuming political positions where they can adequately and practically contribute to national development. The paper involves an exploratory legal research. Therefore, employing an analysis of both primary and secondary documentary data, the paper investigates the factors that contribute to the inhibition of Malaysian women in this regard despite their landmark educational and professional progression and achievement. The paper argues that Malaysia will profit in its national development and nation building programmes if more women are allowed to participate in national governance. There is therefore the need to introduce fresh approaches and perspectives to the current efforts by the Malaysian government to ensure that it keeps up with its commitment towards the millennium development goals. Asian & African Research Centre 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44541/1/Journal_of_Asian_African_Social_Science_%26_Humanities_2015.pdf Imam-Tamim, Muhammad Kamaldeen and Mohd Zin, Najibah and Ibrahim, Norliah and Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina (2015) Driving from the backseat: an exploratory study of the dearth of Malaysian women in political decision making process. Journal of Asian and African Social Science and Humanities, 1 (1). pp. 27-47. ISSN ? http://www.aarcentre.com/index.php/aarcentre/article/view/6
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description	The place of women in decision making at various strata of living has been a front burner issue in the current milieu. Population of women in Malaysia is almost as equal the population of men. The Malaysian women have been found to excel in academic and even professional labour market than the men. Thus, they are naturally imbued with the skills and intellectual capabilities to contribute to the Malaysian national development. Notwithstanding the perceived superiority in the intellectual capability of the Malaysian women, the number of women allowed to participate in nation building in the country is abysmally low. Researches have shown that the women have been facing challenges in assuming political positions where they can adequately and practically contribute to national development. The paper involves an exploratory legal research. Therefore, employing an analysis of both primary and secondary documentary data, the paper investigates the factors that contribute to the inhibition of Malaysian women in this regard despite their landmark educational and professional progression and achievement. The paper argues that Malaysia will profit in its national development and nation building programmes if more women are allowed to participate in national governance. There is therefore the need to introduce fresh approaches and perspectives to the current efforts by the Malaysian government to ensure that it keeps up with its commitment towards the millennium development goals.
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author	Imam-Tamim, Muhammad Kamaldeen Mohd Zin, Najibah Ibrahim, Norliah Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina
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title	Driving from the backseat: an exploratory study of the dearth of Malaysian women in political decision making process
title_short	Driving from the backseat: an exploratory study of the dearth of Malaysian women in political decision making process
title_full	Driving from the backseat: an exploratory study of the dearth of Malaysian women in political decision making process
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publisher	Asian & African Research Centre
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Driving from the backseat: an exploratory study of the dearth of Malaysian women in political decision making process

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