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Pengasingan Pekerjaan dan Perbezaan Upah Jantina di Malaysia

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  • Zainol Abidin, Noorazeela

    (Pusat Pengajian Inovasi Perniagaan dan Teknousahawan Universiti Malaysia Perlis Pengkalan Jaya Jln Alor Setar-Kangar 01000 Kangar Perlis MALAYSIA)

  • Ismail, Rahmah

    (Pusat Pengajian Ekonomi Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 43600 Bangi, Selangor MALAYSIA)

  • Sulaiman, Noorasiah

    (Pusat Pengajian Ekonomi Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 43600 Bangi Selangor MALAYSIA)

Abstract

This article aims to analyze gender wage differencials based on data collected from field work in 2012 of five states, namely, Selangor, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Kedah and Terengganu. A total of 1,274 head of households were selected for the analysis in this article. More specifically, the study focuses on gender wage differencials according to job categories, namely, skilled workers, semi-skilled workers and unskilled workers. The study involved two main models, namely, multinomial logit model and wage model. Besides that, the decomposition equation is also applied to determine the percentage contribution of the variables towards gender wage differentials. The results show that the percentage contribution of variables included in the wage model, also refered to as explained factor, has less contribution than the unexplained factor, refered to as employer’s discrimination. Apart from this, the percentage contribution of sample bias relating to employer’s discrimination in hiring females is quite large. Based on these findings, the government should be stern in the implemention of Wage Equality Law, which is embedded in Labour Act. For the employers, they should be more transparent in hiring workers, i.e. based on merit and not gender.

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  • Zainol Abidin, Noorazeela & Ismail, Rahmah & Sulaiman, Noorasiah, 2016. "Pengasingan Pekerjaan dan Perbezaan Upah Jantina di Malaysia," Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, vol. 50(1), pages 53-66.
    • Handle: RePEc:ukm:jlekon:v:50:y:2016:i:1:p:53-66
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/JEM-2016-5001-05
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