Human capital and personal factors as a determinant of women career success in engineering : A proposed model
Women workforce in Malaysia has increased tremendously. These days, the roles of women are not only restricted to mothers and wives, but they also contribute significantly to the nation development in the labor market. The Malaysian Government has taken steps and actions to recognize women roles and...
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| author | Mat, Norazuwa Mat, Norsiah Othman, Siti Norezam Hasnan, Norlena Razalli, Mohd Rizal Johari, Husna Md Isa, Filzah |
| author_facet | Mat, Norazuwa Mat, Norsiah Othman, Siti Norezam Hasnan, Norlena Razalli, Mohd Rizal Johari, Husna Md Isa, Filzah |
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| description | Women workforce in Malaysia has increased tremendously. These days, the roles of women are not only restricted to mothers and wives, but they also contribute significantly to the nation development in the labor market. The Malaysian Government has taken steps and actions to recognize women roles and contribution in the development of the country. Nevertheless, the increased participation of female in the workforce does not indicate the job or occupation they hold. Although there is an increment of female engineers in the workforce, their involvement is minimal. There is an existence of gender differences in the
profession. Engineering field is perceived as masculine field such as tough, dirty, associate with machinery, which instigates and promoted occupational segregation. Hence, this research intends to explore some relevant issues of women’s career in engineering and proposed a framework for it. This research will randomly select women engineers from all the states in Malaysia. The analysis techniques include descriptive statistics, correlations, hierarchical regression and etc. This research expects to provide some insights on the career development and advancement for women particularly in science and technology; and to provide inputs to policymakers in formulating policies. |
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| spelling | uum-26522011-05-16T04:06:48Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/2652/ Human capital and personal factors as a determinant of women career success in engineering : A proposed model Mat, Norazuwa Mat, Norsiah Othman, Siti Norezam Hasnan, Norlena Razalli, Mohd Rizal Johari, Husna Md Isa, Filzah HD28 Management. Industrial Management Women workforce in Malaysia has increased tremendously. These days, the roles of women are not only restricted to mothers and wives, but they also contribute significantly to the nation development in the labor market. The Malaysian Government has taken steps and actions to recognize women roles and contribution in the development of the country. Nevertheless, the increased participation of female in the workforce does not indicate the job or occupation they hold. Although there is an increment of female engineers in the workforce, their involvement is minimal. There is an existence of gender differences in the profession. Engineering field is perceived as masculine field such as tough, dirty, associate with machinery, which instigates and promoted occupational segregation. Hence, this research intends to explore some relevant issues of women’s career in engineering and proposed a framework for it. This research will randomly select women engineers from all the states in Malaysia. The analysis techniques include descriptive statistics, correlations, hierarchical regression and etc. This research expects to provide some insights on the career development and advancement for women particularly in science and technology; and to provide inputs to policymakers in formulating policies. 2008 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/2652/1/Pages_from_NHRM_proceedings_2008_160708011222.pdf Mat, Norazuwa and Mat, Norsiah and Othman, Siti Norezam and Hasnan, Norlena and Razalli, Mohd Rizal and Johari, Husna and Md Isa, Filzah (2008) Human capital and personal factors as a determinant of women career success in engineering : A proposed model. In: The 4th National Human Resource Management Conference 2008, 17-19 August 2008 , Tiara Beach Resort, Port Dickson. (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | HD28 Management. Industrial Management Mat, Norazuwa Mat, Norsiah Othman, Siti Norezam Hasnan, Norlena Razalli, Mohd Rizal Johari, Husna Md Isa, Filzah Human capital and personal factors as a determinant of women career success in engineering : A proposed model |
| title | Human capital and personal factors as a determinant of women career success in engineering : A proposed model |
| title_full | Human capital and personal factors as a determinant of women career success in engineering : A proposed model |
| title_fullStr | Human capital and personal factors as a determinant of women career success in engineering : A proposed model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human capital and personal factors as a determinant of women career success in engineering : A proposed model |
| title_short | Human capital and personal factors as a determinant of women career success in engineering : A proposed model |
| title_sort | human capital and personal factors as a determinant of women career success in engineering a proposed model |
| topic | HD28 Management. Industrial Management |
| url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/2652/1/Pages_from_NHRM_proceedings_2008_160708011222.pdf |
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