Malaysia Economic Monitor, November 2012 Unlocking Women's Potential. [electronic resource] :
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2012.
- Economic Updates and Modeling .
- Economic Updates and Modeling World Bank e-Library. .
The Malaysian economy maintained a vigorous pace in the first nine months of 2012 despite external headwinds. Continuing a trend in the past two years, Malaysia's stronger-than-expected Gross Domestic Product, or GDP growth in the first nine months of 2012 was driven by rapid expansion of domestic demand while external demand (and export-oriented industries) stagnated due to continuing global uncertainty. Malaysia's low participation of women in labor markets is linked to a pattern whereby women do not return to work after marriage and childbearing. Education alone is not sufficient to close gender gaps as social norms and formal institutions continue to affect the choices of all women. In the long-term, norms need to evolve for gender gaps to be bridged; in the meantime measures can be put in place to help men and women balance responsibilities. Changing prevailing social norms takes time. In the medium-term, supportive measures at all stages of the life-cycle can be put in place, ranging from flexi-work arrangements and expanded childcare options, to incentives for more female participation in 'non-female' educational fields and job types. While current initiatives to leverage on women's talent are laudable, other policy options must be explored, evaluated, and tailored, to enable Malaysian women to fully contribute to Malaysia's transformation towards a high-income, inclusive and sustainable economy.
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Agriculture
Benchmarking
Bonds
Capital Flows
Capital Markets
Central Banks
Commodity Prices
Corruption
Debt
Discrimination
Dutch Disease
Economic Forecasting
Economic Growth
Economic Opportunities
Expenditures
Family Responsibilities
Financial Crisis
Financial Institutions
Fiscal & Monetary Policy
Fiscal Policy
Foreign Direct Investment
Gdp
Gender
Gender and Economic Policy
Global Economy
Gross Domestic Product
Human Resources
Inflation
Interest Rates
Investment Climate
Labor Markets
Labor Policies
Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
Minimum Wage
Monetary Policy
Private Investment
Public-Private Partnerships
Recycling
Refugees
Savings
Slowdown
Social Protections and Labor
Sovereign Debt
Surplus
Total Factor Productivity
Uncertainty
Unemployment
Urban Areas
Wages
The Malaysian economy maintained a vigorous pace in the first nine months of 2012 despite external headwinds. Continuing a trend in the past two years, Malaysia's stronger-than-expected Gross Domestic Product, or GDP growth in the first nine months of 2012 was driven by rapid expansion of domestic demand while external demand (and export-oriented industries) stagnated due to continuing global uncertainty. Malaysia's low participation of women in labor markets is linked to a pattern whereby women do not return to work after marriage and childbearing. Education alone is not sufficient to close gender gaps as social norms and formal institutions continue to affect the choices of all women. In the long-term, norms need to evolve for gender gaps to be bridged; in the meantime measures can be put in place to help men and women balance responsibilities. Changing prevailing social norms takes time. In the medium-term, supportive measures at all stages of the life-cycle can be put in place, ranging from flexi-work arrangements and expanded childcare options, to incentives for more female participation in 'non-female' educational fields and job types. While current initiatives to leverage on women's talent are laudable, other policy options must be explored, evaluated, and tailored, to enable Malaysian women to fully contribute to Malaysia's transformation towards a high-income, inclusive and sustainable economy.
10.1596/27228
Agriculture
Benchmarking
Bonds
Capital Flows
Capital Markets
Central Banks
Commodity Prices
Corruption
Debt
Discrimination
Dutch Disease
Economic Forecasting
Economic Growth
Economic Opportunities
Expenditures
Family Responsibilities
Financial Crisis
Financial Institutions
Fiscal & Monetary Policy
Fiscal Policy
Foreign Direct Investment
Gdp
Gender
Gender and Economic Policy
Global Economy
Gross Domestic Product
Human Resources
Inflation
Interest Rates
Investment Climate
Labor Markets
Labor Policies
Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
Minimum Wage
Monetary Policy
Private Investment
Public-Private Partnerships
Recycling
Refugees
Savings
Slowdown
Social Protections and Labor
Sovereign Debt
Surplus
Total Factor Productivity
Uncertainty
Unemployment
Urban Areas
Wages