While Malaysia had made significant progress in the past few years in reducing gender inequality, the level of inequality between men and women is still high compared to other developed countries. In a survey on women's equality conducted by Ipsos in 2019, 42 percent of respondents felt that the area in which most progress had been made in achieving gender equality over the last 25 years was where women reached CEO/board positions. Within the last ten years, the share of women on the board of directors in Malaysia had increased to just under 29 percent in 2019.
Leading areas in which respondents perceived most progress had been made in achieving gender equality among respondents in Malaysia as of November 2019
survey sample were more urban and educated, and with higher incomes than the national average
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The survey question was phrased as follows: ''Which two or three of the following, if any, would you say have made most progress in achieving equality between men and women over the last 25 years in Malaysia?
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Ipsos. (November 13, 2019). Leading areas in which respondents perceived most progress had been made in achieving gender equality among respondents in Malaysia as of November 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090729/malaysia-perception-areas-progressing-in-achieving-gender-equality/
Ipsos. "Leading areas in which respondents perceived most progress had been made in achieving gender equality among respondents in Malaysia as of November 2019." Chart. November 13, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090729/malaysia-perception-areas-progressing-in-achieving-gender-equality/
Ipsos. (2019). Leading areas in which respondents perceived most progress had been made in achieving gender equality among respondents in Malaysia as of November 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090729/malaysia-perception-areas-progressing-in-achieving-gender-equality/
Ipsos. "Leading Areas in Which Respondents Perceived Most Progress Had Been Made in Achieving Gender Equality among Respondents in Malaysia as of November 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090729/malaysia-perception-areas-progressing-in-achieving-gender-equality/
Ipsos, Leading areas in which respondents perceived most progress had been made in achieving gender equality among respondents in Malaysia as of November 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090729/malaysia-perception-areas-progressing-in-achieving-gender-equality/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Leading areas in which respondents perceived most progress had been made in achieving gender equality among respondents in Malaysia as of November 2019 [Graph], Ipsos, November 13, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090729/malaysia-perception-areas-progressing-in-achieving-gender-equality/
