Women directors involvement in Malaysia

Empirical studies found that women are under-represented on corporate boards despite their high participation in the workforce. In Malaysia, the establishment of Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development plays a role in boosting the women roles. In year 2004, the Malaysian Government has...

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Main Authors:	Amran, Noor Afza, Ku Ismail, Ku Nor Izah, Aripin, Norhani, Hassan, Norlaili, Abd Manaf, Kamarul Bahrain, Abdullah , Shamsul Nahar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	INSI Publications 2014
Subjects:	HF5387 Business ethics
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/39423/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/39423/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/39423/1/Women_participation_IBCST_2014.pdf

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spelling	iium-394232014-12-02T04:58:29Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/39423/ Women directors involvement in Malaysia Amran, Noor Afza Ku Ismail, Ku Nor Izah Aripin, Norhani Hassan, Norlaili Abd Manaf, Kamarul Bahrain Abdullah , Shamsul Nahar HF5387 Business ethics Empirical studies found that women are under-represented on corporate boards despite their high participation in the workforce. In Malaysia, the establishment of Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development plays a role in boosting the women roles. In year 2004, the Malaysian Government has imposed the public sector agencies to appoint 30% women to be involved at the decision making levels. In 2011, the government extended the policy to the private sector and set 2016 as the year for meeting the target. This paper seeks to determine the level of women participation on boards in 2010 and examine the profiles of the women, as well as the companies that appoint women to their boards. Based on 831 Malaysian listed companies, we find that a majority of women directors are of Chinese ethnicity, non-independent directors, and have an accounting and other business-related academic background. Many of them are family-related to other directors. This study contributes significantly to the policy makers and the authority responsible for promoting women to become directors. INSI Publications 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/39423/1/Women_participation_IBCST_2014.pdf Amran, Noor Afza and Ku Ismail, Ku Nor Izah and Aripin, Norhani and Hassan, Norlaili and Abd Manaf, Kamarul Bahrain and Abdullah , Shamsul Nahar (2014) Women directors involvement in Malaysia. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 8 (5). pp. 226-231. ISSN 1991-8178 http://www.ajbasweb.com/current.php
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description	Empirical studies found that women are under-represented on corporate boards despite their high participation in the workforce. In Malaysia, the establishment of Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development plays a role in boosting the women roles. In year 2004, the Malaysian Government has imposed the public sector agencies to appoint 30% women to be involved at the decision making levels. In 2011, the government extended the policy to the private sector and set 2016 as the year for meeting the target. This paper seeks to determine the level of women participation on boards in 2010 and examine the profiles of the women, as well as the companies that appoint women to their boards. Based on 831 Malaysian listed companies, we find that a majority of women directors are of Chinese ethnicity, non-independent directors, and have an accounting and other business-related academic background. Many of them are family-related to other directors. This study contributes significantly to the policy makers and the authority responsible for promoting women to become directors.
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author	Amran, Noor Afza Ku Ismail, Ku Nor Izah Aripin, Norhani Hassan, Norlaili Abd Manaf, Kamarul Bahrain Abdullah , Shamsul Nahar
author_facet	Amran, Noor Afza Ku Ismail, Ku Nor Izah Aripin, Norhani Hassan, Norlaili Abd Manaf, Kamarul Bahrain Abdullah , Shamsul Nahar
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title	Women directors involvement in Malaysia
title_short	Women directors involvement in Malaysia
title_full	Women directors involvement in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Women directors involvement in Malaysia
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publishDate	2014
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/39423/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/39423/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/39423/1/Women_participation_IBCST_2014.pdf
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