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Positioning Women in Malaysia

Class and Gender in an Industrializing State

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  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. Cecilia Ng

    1. Institute for New Technologies, United Nations University, Japan
      Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

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Part of the book series: International Political Economy Series (IPES)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Cecilia Ng
      Pages 1-7

  5. Women’s Movements and Struggles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
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    2. Women in Malaysia: Present Struggles and Future Directions

      • Chee Heng Leng
      Pages 169-189

    3. The Woman Question: Problems in Feminist Analysis

      • Cecilia Ng
      Pages 190-204

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 205-222
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Cecilia Ng documents the changing position of women in Malaysia. It is divided in three sections, each of which correspond to a different theme. The first section focuses on the role of the state in agricultural modernisation and its impact on rural women and the gender division of labour; the second explores the relationship of technological innovation and changing employment patterns in the industrial and digital economy. The final section attempts to link feminist theory and practice as articulated in the nascent Malaysian women's movement, and discusses the relevance of feminist theories in explaining the experiences of women in the developing world.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute for New Technologies, United Nations University, Japan

    Cecilia Ng

  • Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

    Cecilia Ng

About the author

CHEE HENG LENG Associate Professor at the Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia MAZNAH MOHAMAD Associate Professor at the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia SYED HUSIN ALI formerly Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya SITI NOR HAMID Lecturer at the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia CAROL YONG OOI LIN presently a graduate student at the University of Malaya

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