Document Type
Conference Item
Publication Date
7-1-2011
Abstract
This paper aims to identify subjective discrimination and barriers to career advancement in Malaysian federal public service especially for Muslim women. From purposive sampling technique on eight federal ministries, the rate of response is 43 percent. Glass wall and subjective discrimination are perceived to exist in these agencies as the respondents agreed that gender is the reason to their current placement and the higher standard for promotion. Personality and family factors are the major barriers of career advancement. Despite of these barriers, they are willing to devote their time to advance their career as majority of them have not yet applied for promotion and believe they have good prospect in it. Thus, leaving the organization is the last thing that they would do.
Keywords
Women, public service, federal agencies, Muslim, Malaysia
Divisions
AcademyofIslamicStudies
Event Title
2011 International Conference on Financial Management and Economics
Event Location
Hong Kong, China
Event Dates
02-03 July 2011
Event Type
conference