Female professionals at work and home: a clash of priority

This article attempts to understand the experiences of female professionals at home and workplaces in Malaysia. The research setting is at PetCo”1. It applies three sociological methods that include participant observation, interview and questionnaires, which involved 259 questionnaire respondents a...

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Main Author: Rokis, Rohaiza
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Institut Sosial Malaysia & Faculty of Human Ecology, UPM 2009
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/13952/
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description This article attempts to understand the experiences of female professionals at home and workplaces in Malaysia. The research setting is at PetCo”1. It applies three sociological methods that include participant observation, interview and questionnaires, which involved 259 questionnaire respondents and 34 interviewees. The study found that even though women workers enjoy their employment, they still consider family and home as the priority in life.
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spelling iium-139522012-12-27T00:23:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/13952/ Female professionals at work and home: a clash of priority Rokis, Rohaiza HQ503 The family. Marriage. Home This article attempts to understand the experiences of female professionals at home and workplaces in Malaysia. The research setting is at PetCo”1. It applies three sociological methods that include participant observation, interview and questionnaires, which involved 259 questionnaire respondents and 34 interviewees. The study found that even though women workers enjoy their employment, they still consider family and home as the priority in life. Institut Sosial Malaysia & Faculty of Human Ecology, UPM 2009 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/13952/1/Rohaiza1.pdf Rokis, Rohaiza (2009) Female professionals at work and home: a clash of priority. In: UNSPECIFIED Institut Sosial Malaysia & Faculty of Human Ecology, UPM, pp. 21-33.
spellingShingle HQ503 The family. Marriage. Home
Rokis, Rohaiza
Female professionals at work and home: a clash of priority
title Female professionals at work and home: a clash of priority
title_full Female professionals at work and home: a clash of priority
title_fullStr Female professionals at work and home: a clash of priority
title_full_unstemmed Female professionals at work and home: a clash of priority
title_short Female professionals at work and home: a clash of priority
title_sort female professionals at work and home: a clash of priority
topic HQ503 The family. Marriage. Home
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/13952/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/13952/1/Rohaiza1.pdf