Women's Employment Decisions In Malaysia: Does Religion Matter?

Authors

Shahina Amin, University of Northern IowaFollow
Imam Alam, University of Northern IowaFollow

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Malaysia, Religion, Sequential logit, Women, Work

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volume

37

Issue

6

First Page

2368

Last Page

2379

Abstract

Religion may influence female employment decisions because different religions specify different life styles. This study investigates whether religion is a significant determinant of married and single women's paid-work and full-time employment in Malaysia. Using the Second Malaysian Family Life Survey and a sequential logit approach, this paper finds that religion is less influential in urban areas than in rural areas. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Department

Department of Economics

Original Publication Date

12-1-2008

DOI of published version

10.1016/j.socec.2008.04.012

Recommended Citation

Amin, Shahina and Alam, Imam, "Women's Employment Decisions In Malaysia: Does Religion Matter?" (2008). Faculty Publications. 2370.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/2370