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Women in Development Discussion Paper Series No. 9: Women in Poverty in Malaysia: A Review of Extant Studies, Policies and Programmes and Survey Report
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| Author(s):
Social Development Division (SDD), UNESCAP
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| Economic Sector(s):
(1) Advancement of women |
| ESCAP Reference
No.: ST/ESCAP/XXXX |
| Division/Office:
Social Development |
| Published Date:
August 2000 |
| Country:
{Non-country Specific Publication} |
| Hard Copy Price:
N/A
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| This extensive study examines the situation of women in poverty in Malaysia and linkages between policy and programming. The paper suggests that in Malaysia, there has been increasing recognition of the important roles and contributions of women in national development and family welfare. However, efforts to improve their standard of living and integrate them into mainstream development have been hampered by, among other things, their lack of access to resources, lack of policy and programming measures that recognize gender-specificities, a targeting of male recipients in poverty alleviation programmes and a feminization of ageing that exacerbates women’s disadvantaged situations. The paper forwards several policy and programming considerations. |
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- Women in Poverty in Malaysia: A Review of Extant Studies, Policies and Programmes
- Introduction
- Review of extant studies in Malaysia
- Policies and programmes on poverty and women in Malaysia
- Reanalyzing the 1991 census data
- Conclusion
- Women in Poverty - Access to Resources (Survey Report)
- Background
- Methodological Issues: Household Head and Poverty
- Human Resources Development
- Nutrition and Health
- Support System
- Access to Resources and Participation in Decision-Making
- Conclusion and Policy Implications
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