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, the most important area to achieve gender equality over the next 25 years as perceived among Malaysian respondents was women being represented in government and politics, with 42 percent of respondents sharing this view.
Most important areas to achieve gender equality in the future as perceived 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: ''And looking forward, over the next 25 years, in which two or three of the following areas do you think it is most important to achieve equality between men and women?"
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Ipsos. (November 13, 2019). Most important areas to achieve gender equality in the future as perceived among respondents in Malaysia as of November 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090776/malaysia-perception-of-most-important-areas-to-achieve-gender-equality-in-the-future/
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Ipsos. (2019). Most important areas to achieve gender equality in the future as perceived among respondents in Malaysia as of November 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090776/malaysia-perception-of-most-important-areas-to-achieve-gender-equality-in-the-future/
Ipsos. "Most Important Areas to Achieve Gender Equality in The Future as Perceived among Respondents in Malaysia as of November 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090776/malaysia-perception-of-most-important-areas-to-achieve-gender-equality-in-the-future/
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Most important areas to achieve gender equality in the future as perceived among respondents in Malaysia as of November 2019 [Graph], Ipsos, November 13, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090776/malaysia-perception-of-most-important-areas-to-achieve-gender-equality-in-the-future/
