Modelling political support among Women with political actors in Northern States

Problem statement: Women in Asia are making their mark with distinct styles of leadership, but have a long way to go to reach the critical mass needed to level a political playing field that remains much easier for men to take part. Yet far from being included in the decision-making process, women f...

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Main Authors: Zakaria, Zaherawati, Ngah, Kamarudin, Mustaffa, Jamaludin, Noordin, Nazni, Mohamed Sawal, Mohd Zool Hilmie, Zakaria, Zuriawati
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author Zakaria, Zaherawati
Ngah, Kamarudin
Mustaffa, Jamaludin
Noordin, Nazni
Mohamed Sawal, Mohd Zool Hilmie
Zakaria, Zuriawati
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Ngah, Kamarudin
Mustaffa, Jamaludin
Noordin, Nazni
Mohamed Sawal, Mohd Zool Hilmie
Zakaria, Zuriawati
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description Problem statement: Women in Asia are making their mark with distinct styles of leadership, but have a long way to go to reach the critical mass needed to level a political playing field that remains much easier for men to take part. Yet far from being included in the decision-making process, women find themselves under-represented in political institutions.Approach: Numerous challenges confront women entering politics.Many feel that Malaysian society is still male dominated and men are threatened by the idea of women holding senior posts. Thus the objective of this study tries to identify the model of political support of women by looking at relationship with political parties in the northern states.The result of findings shows that there is a significant relationship between them. Results: The recommendations were proposed such as women should be more participate in political parties activities from the women wings from the grass-root and women representatives should be given more opportunities in voice their idea as men in political arena.Conclusion: In future research, political parties and government should open widely the platform for women active in politics and give them an opportunity to exercise the political power as men earned in decision-making process.
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spelling uum-165522015-12-20T08:26:59Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/16552/ Modelling political support among Women with political actors in Northern States Zakaria, Zaherawati Ngah, Kamarudin Mustaffa, Jamaludin Noordin, Nazni Mohamed Sawal, Mohd Zool Hilmie Zakaria, Zuriawati JQ Political institutions Asia Problem statement: Women in Asia are making their mark with distinct styles of leadership, but have a long way to go to reach the critical mass needed to level a political playing field that remains much easier for men to take part. Yet far from being included in the decision-making process, women find themselves under-represented in political institutions.Approach: Numerous challenges confront women entering politics.Many feel that Malaysian society is still male dominated and men are threatened by the idea of women holding senior posts. Thus the objective of this study tries to identify the model of political support of women by looking at relationship with political parties in the northern states.The result of findings shows that there is a significant relationship between them. Results: The recommendations were proposed such as women should be more participate in political parties activities from the women wings from the grass-root and women representatives should be given more opportunities in voice their idea as men in political arena.Conclusion: In future research, political parties and government should open widely the platform for women active in politics and give them an opportunity to exercise the political power as men earned in decision-making process. Science Publications 2012 Article PeerReviewed Zakaria, Zaherawati and Ngah, Kamarudin and Mustaffa, Jamaludin and Noordin, Nazni and Mohamed Sawal, Mohd Zool Hilmie and Zakaria, Zuriawati (2012) Modelling political support among Women with political actors in Northern States. Journal of Social Sciences, 8 (1). pp. 104-108. ISSN 1549-3652 http://doi.org/10.3844/jssp.2012.104.108 doi:10.3844/jssp.2012.104.108 doi:10.3844/jssp.2012.104.108
spellingShingle JQ Political institutions Asia
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Zakaria, Zuriawati
Modelling political support among Women with political actors in Northern States
title Modelling political support among Women with political actors in Northern States
title_full Modelling political support among Women with political actors in Northern States
title_fullStr Modelling political support among Women with political actors in Northern States
title_full_unstemmed Modelling political support among Women with political actors in Northern States
title_short Modelling political support among Women with political actors in Northern States
title_sort modelling political support among women with political actors in northern states
topic JQ Political institutions Asia
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