Empowering Mothers Against A Malaysian Societal Convention: An Islamic Perspective
Nur Jannah Hassan
Abstract:A significant way-forward to Malaysia’s development is to increase economic opportunities for women. Having greater women participations in the workforce potentially enhances the country’s prospects for growth. Various agencies work towards increasing women’s participations in the labour force. Malaysian society has also grown to expect that women ‘work’ to contribute to the family’s economy, and to the nation’s—the belief that has somewhat become a convention. However, it is observed that the race to get wome… Show more
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