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Factors influencing females’ work in the construction companies

Literature has shown that the percentage of females working in the construction industry is less compared to the males. For this reason, issues relating to gender in construction industry have attracted the attention of scholars in recent time. This paper aims to identify the factors influencing fem...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Mohammed Kamaruddeen,, Khairin Norhashidah Khalid,, Wahida Wahi,
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19528/1/31402-96990-1-SM.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.195282022-09-01T06:31:42Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19528/ Factors influencing females’ work in the construction companies Ahmed Mohammed Kamaruddeen, Khairin Norhashidah Khalid, Wahida Wahi, Literature has shown that the percentage of females working in the construction industry is less compared to the males. For this reason, issues relating to gender in construction industry have attracted the attention of scholars in recent time. This paper aims to identify the factors influencing females’ work in the construction companies operating in Kedah State, Malaysia. Using simple random sampling technique, copies of a structured questionnaire were distributed to 30 female construction workers. The collected data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20. It was found that both internal and external factors have significant relationship with females’ choice of career in the construction company. The factors identified in this study can be useful to the policy makers regarding employment of females in Malaysia. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19528/1/31402-96990-1-SM.pdf Ahmed Mohammed Kamaruddeen, and Khairin Norhashidah Khalid, and Wahida Wahi, (2019) Factors influencing females’ work in the construction companies. e-BANGI: Jurnal Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, 16 (3). pp. 1-9. ISSN 1823-884x https://ejournal.ukm.my/ebangi/issue/view/1176
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description Literature has shown that the percentage of females working in the construction industry is less compared to the males. For this reason, issues relating to gender in construction industry have attracted the attention of scholars in recent time. This paper aims to identify the factors influencing females’ work in the construction companies operating in Kedah State, Malaysia. Using simple random sampling technique, copies of a structured questionnaire were distributed to 30 female construction workers. The collected data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20. It was found that both internal and external factors have significant relationship with females’ choice of career in the construction company. The factors identified in this study can be useful to the policy makers regarding employment of females in Malaysia.
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author Ahmed Mohammed Kamaruddeen,
Khairin Norhashidah Khalid,
Wahida Wahi,
spellingShingle Ahmed Mohammed Kamaruddeen,
Khairin Norhashidah Khalid,
Wahida Wahi,
Factors influencing females’ work in the construction companies
author_facet Ahmed Mohammed Kamaruddeen,
Khairin Norhashidah Khalid,
Wahida Wahi,
author_sort Ahmed Mohammed Kamaruddeen,
title Factors influencing females’ work in the construction companies
title_short Factors influencing females’ work in the construction companies
title_full Factors influencing females’ work in the construction companies
title_fullStr Factors influencing females’ work in the construction companies
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing females’ work in the construction companies
title_sort factors influencing females’ work in the construction companies
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2019
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19528/1/31402-96990-1-SM.pdf
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https://ejournal.ukm.my/ebangi/issue/view/1176
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