Gender Inequality In Malaysia

This is based on the average gender pay gap published in the salary and wages survey report 2016 released by the department of statistics malaysia but is gender wage gap a myth or does it really exist. Its ranking shifted only 2 spots from 106th to 104th position out of 144 countries in the wef global gender gap report in 2017. Perhaps what s most frustrating is that malaysia ranked 104 out of 144 countries indicating that gender inequality is still a very real issue in our country.

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It underlies one of the guiding principles of the 2030 agenda for development the concept of leaving no one behind.

Gender inequality in malaysia. It s proven that empowering women and girls helps economic growth and development. Undp has made gender equality central to its work and we ve seen remarkable progress in the past 20 years. Gender equality centered in human rights is both a development goal on its own and a critical factor for achieving sustainable development. The findings of the world economic forum s most recent gender gap report for example tell us that gender equality can only be achieved in 200 years.

Whilst this was a simple experiment gender bias has been well documented by researchers across the world. The posters which observers say are the epitome of the concept of gender inequality even caught the attention of the country s former law minister azalina othman who tweeted. Like many other nations malaysia too has its struggles in achieving equity for women in the workplace. If malaysia wishes to empower women identified as one of the nine target groups under the government s shared prosperity vision 2030 spv 2030 concrete steps such as introducing laws to stop gender discrimination in the workforce and providing accessible and affordable care services for children and the elderly have to be taken.

Ending all discrimination against women and girls is not only a basic human right it s crucial for sustainable future. The online posters sparked a public outcry in malaysia and have since been taken down after a major backlash from activists and members of the public. Written by iris lee illustration by sara de souza. A gender pay gap is a contributing factor to lower representation of women along the pipeline and this remains a problem in malaysia where women degree holders on average get only 76 of what men get paid according to numbers released by the department of statistics in 2017.

The fight against gender inequality must go on especially in malaysia. On average women in malaysia get paid 79 sen to a ringgit earned by men. We cannot afford to slide further in the gender gap report or slack in other initiatives.