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Women as productive human capital: towards a developed Malaysia

This paper develops the issues of human capital development in Malaysia. It specifically examines the position of women as human capital in developing the nation. The paper inclines to state that women workers have priority conflict between home and workplace that may mark down their position as a p...

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Main Author: Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2009
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HQ503 The family. Marriage. Home
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/13942/1/41336.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.139422015-04-15T09:14:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/13942/ Women as productive human capital: towards a developed Malaysia Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza HQ503 The family. Marriage. Home This paper develops the issues of human capital development in Malaysia. It specifically examines the position of women as human capital in developing the nation. The paper inclines to state that women workers have priority conflict between home and workplace that may mark down their position as a productive human capital. Mainly based on the interview on thirty-three female professionals at PetCo and four government officers, this paper investigates women work experience alongside the barriers they face at home. The major objective of this study is study the social and cultural environment at work experienced by women. Consequently, this paper highlights some areas that may be helpful to encourage women in expanding their human capital development in developing Malaysia. 2009 Conference or Workshop Item REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/13942/1/41336.pdf Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza (2009) Women as productive human capital: towards a developed Malaysia. In: International Conference on Development 2009 (ICD 2009), 28-30 July 2009, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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topic HQ503 The family. Marriage. Home
spellingShingle HQ503 The family. Marriage. Home
Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza
Women as productive human capital: towards a developed Malaysia
description This paper develops the issues of human capital development in Malaysia. It specifically examines the position of women as human capital in developing the nation. The paper inclines to state that women workers have priority conflict between home and workplace that may mark down their position as a productive human capital. Mainly based on the interview on thirty-three female professionals at PetCo and four government officers, this paper investigates women work experience alongside the barriers they face at home. The major objective of this study is study the social and cultural environment at work experienced by women. Consequently, this paper highlights some areas that may be helpful to encourage women in expanding their human capital development in developing Malaysia.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza
author_facet Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza
author_sort Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza
title Women as productive human capital: towards a developed Malaysia
title_short Women as productive human capital: towards a developed Malaysia
title_full Women as productive human capital: towards a developed Malaysia
title_fullStr Women as productive human capital: towards a developed Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Women as productive human capital: towards a developed Malaysia
title_sort women as productive human capital: towards a developed malaysia
publishDate 2009
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/13942/1/41336.pdf
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