While Malaysia had made significant progress in the past few years in reducing gender inequality, the level of gender inequality is still high compared to other developed countries. In a survey on women's equality conducted by Ipsos in 2019, the leading factor that Malaysian respondents' perceived that stopped women achieving equality with men was that employers were not doing enough to help women combine work and caring responsibilities, with 20 percent of respondents sharing this view.
Leading factors that were perceived to stop women achieving equality with men among respondents in Malaysia as of November 2019
survey sample were more urban and educated, and with higher incomes than the national average
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The survey question was phrased as follows: ''Which two or three, of the following, if any, do you think are the most important factors in stopping women from achieving
equality with men in Malaysia?
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Ipsos. (November 13, 2019). Leading factors that were perceived to stop women achieving equality with men among respondents in Malaysia as of November 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1090685/malaysia-perception-of-factors-stopping-women-achieving-equality-with-men/
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Ipsos. "Leading Factors That Were Perceived to Stop Women Achieving Equality with Men among Respondents in Malaysia as of November 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1090685/malaysia-perception-of-factors-stopping-women-achieving-equality-with-men/
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Leading factors that were perceived to stop women achieving equality with men among respondents in Malaysia as of November 2019 [Graph], Ipsos, November 13, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1090685/malaysia-perception-of-factors-stopping-women-achieving-equality-with-men/
