TY  - BOOK
ED  - World Bank.
ED  - World Bank.
TI  - Malaysia Economic Monitor, November 2012: Unlocking Women's Potential
T2  - Economic Updates and Modeling
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - The World Bank
KW  - Agriculture
KW  - Benchmarking
KW  - Bonds
KW  - Capital Flows
KW  - Capital Markets
KW  - Central Banks
KW  - Commodity Prices
KW  - Corruption
KW  - Debt
KW  - Discrimination
KW  - Dutch Disease
KW  - Economic Forecasting
KW  - Economic Growth
KW  - Economic Opportunities
KW  - Expenditures
KW  - Family Responsibilities
KW  - Financial Crisis
KW  - Financial Institutions
KW  - Fiscal & Monetary Policy
KW  - Fiscal Policy
KW  - Foreign Direct Investment
KW  - Gdp
KW  - Gender
KW  - Gender and Economic Policy
KW  - Global Economy
KW  - Gross Domestic Product
KW  - Human Resources
KW  - Inflation
KW  - Interest Rates
KW  - Investment Climate
KW  - Labor Markets
KW  - Labor Policies
KW  - Macroeconomics
KW  - Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
KW  - Minimum Wage
KW  - Monetary Policy
KW  - Private Investment
KW  - Public-Private Partnerships
KW  - Recycling
KW  - Refugees
KW  - Savings
KW  - Slowdown
KW  - Social Protections and Labor
KW  - Sovereign Debt
KW  - Surplus
KW  - Total Factor Productivity
KW  - Uncertainty
KW  - Unemployment
KW  - Urban Areas
KW  - Wages
N2  - 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
UR  - http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/27228
ER  -