Household Decision-making and Women’s Wellbeing: Evidence from Sarawak, Malaysia

The thesis focused on intrahousehold decision-making process and its wellbeing outcomes in Sarawak, Malaysia. Using mixed methods, this study reveals the nature of intrahousehold decision-making processes, provide insights to the intrahousehold distribution of income and assets, and show how such pr...

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Main Author: Philip, Ancy Sara
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2022
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92347
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description The thesis focused on intrahousehold decision-making process and its wellbeing outcomes in Sarawak, Malaysia. Using mixed methods, this study reveals the nature of intrahousehold decision-making processes, provide insights to the intrahousehold distribution of income and assets, and show how such processes and distributions can interact to affect the wellbeing of women. The findings suggest a continuing influence of traditional gender norms on intrahousehold decision-making in Sarawak as households transition from traditional to more ‘modern’ forms.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-923472025-01-15T04:21:57Z Household Decision-making and Women’s Wellbeing: Evidence from Sarawak, Malaysia Philip, Ancy Sara The thesis focused on intrahousehold decision-making process and its wellbeing outcomes in Sarawak, Malaysia. Using mixed methods, this study reveals the nature of intrahousehold decision-making processes, provide insights to the intrahousehold distribution of income and assets, and show how such processes and distributions can interact to affect the wellbeing of women. The findings suggest a continuing influence of traditional gender norms on intrahousehold decision-making in Sarawak as households transition from traditional to more ‘modern’ forms. 2022 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92347 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Philip, Ancy Sara
Household Decision-making and Women’s Wellbeing: Evidence from Sarawak, Malaysia
title Household Decision-making and Women’s Wellbeing: Evidence from Sarawak, Malaysia
title_full Household Decision-making and Women’s Wellbeing: Evidence from Sarawak, Malaysia
title_fullStr Household Decision-making and Women’s Wellbeing: Evidence from Sarawak, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Household Decision-making and Women’s Wellbeing: Evidence from Sarawak, Malaysia
title_short Household Decision-making and Women’s Wellbeing: Evidence from Sarawak, Malaysia
title_sort household decision-making and women’s wellbeing: evidence from sarawak, malaysia
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92347