According to a survey conducted by Ipsos on predictions for global issues in 2020, 68 percent of Malaysians believed it was likely that women would be paid the same amount as men for the same work in that year. Malaysia was one of the most optimistic out of all the countries surveyed about closing the gender pay gap in 2020. However, in another survey conducted in 2019, more than half of respondents felt that the gender equality movement had gone too far. Should the gender pay gap be closed in Malaysia, it would be despite of people's support and attitudes towards the push for gender equality.
Share of respondents in Malaysia who thought it likely that women would be paid the same as men for the same work in 2019 and 2020
survey sample were more urban and educated, and with higher incomes than the national average
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The question asked was as follows: "For each of the following, please tell me how likely or unlikely you think they are to happen...
Women will be paid the same as men for the same work."
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Ipsos. (January 6, 2020). Share of respondents in Malaysia who thought it likely that women would be paid the same as men for the same work in 2019 and 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040897/malaysia-likelihood-closing-gender-pay-gap/
Ipsos. "Share of respondents in Malaysia who thought it likely that women would be paid the same as men for the same work in 2019 and 2020." Chart. January 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040897/malaysia-likelihood-closing-gender-pay-gap/
Ipsos. (2020). Share of respondents in Malaysia who thought it likely that women would be paid the same as men for the same work in 2019 and 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040897/malaysia-likelihood-closing-gender-pay-gap/
Ipsos. "Share of Respondents in Malaysia Who Thought It Likely That Women Would Be Paid The Same as Men for The Same Work in 2019 and 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040897/malaysia-likelihood-closing-gender-pay-gap/
Ipsos, Share of respondents in Malaysia who thought it likely that women would be paid the same as men for the same work in 2019 and 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040897/malaysia-likelihood-closing-gender-pay-gap/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of respondents in Malaysia who thought it likely that women would be paid the same as men for the same work in 2019 and 2020 [Graph], Ipsos, January 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040897/malaysia-likelihood-closing-gender-pay-gap/
