Income Inequality by Gender in Malaysia

Jia Qi Cheong ()
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Jia Qi Cheong: Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia Author-2-Name: Suresh Narayanan Author-2-Workplace-Name: "School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Malaysia. " Author-3-Name: Author-3-Workplace-Name: Author-4-Name: Author-4-Workplace-Name: Author-5-Name: Author-5-Workplace-Name: Author-6-Name: Author-6-Workplace-Name: Author-7-Name: Author-7-Workplace-Name: Author-8-Name: Author-8-Workplace-Name:

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Abstract: " Objective - Studies related to the distribution of income are very important for national development as they are related to efforts to reduce the gender earnings disparity. Women have overcome many challenges within the labour market, but gender income differentials persist in Malaysia. Methodology/Technique - Reducing gender income differentials is one ingredient for sustained economic growth. This article examines the gender income distribution in several submarkets within the Malaysian labour market and discusses some initiatives to reduce income disparities therein. The data used here were drawn from the Department of Statistics and cover the 10-year period from 2010 to 2019. Findings - Data show evidence that there exists gender earning disparity in Malaysia along the lines of education, specifically tertiary education, and ethnicity, specifically in Indian and Chinese communities. Novelty - This paper proposed a few policy recommendations with the hope that they will aid in the effort of reducing gender income differentials, which are a critical share of the country's human capital development. Type of Paper - Empirical"

Keywords: Differentials; Gender; Income; Labour; Malaysia. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M41 M49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10
Date: 2024-03-31
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Published in Accounting and Finance Review, Volume 8, Issue 4

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DOI: 10.35609/afr.2024.8.4(1)

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