Participation of women in side-income: a case study of Iban women as a bread-earner in the family in Sarawak
Nowadays, women also play a role as bread-earners in the family, whether as workforce or part-time workers, due to the increase in living costs. Doing side-income activities among working women and full-time housewives is one of the common ways to earn additional income for the family. Iban ethni...
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| author | Rosli, Anita Daud, Adrian Md Saad, Juniza Robin, Tunung |
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| description | Nowadays, women also play a role as bread-earners in the family, whether as workforce or
part-time workers, due to the increase in living costs. Doing side-income activities among
working women and full-time housewives is one of the common ways to earn additional
income for the family. Iban ethnic women in Sarawak perform several activities as daily life
activities and for additional earnings. This study investigates side-income activities among
Iban women in Sarawak. The study will be conducted using survey methods among Iban
women participating in side-income activities using simple random sampling, and a total of
325 Iban women participated in the survey. The study's findings show three main side-income
activities, i.e., farming, handicraft making, and business. However, respondents need help
conducting side-income activities, such as a lack of knowledge and skills in certain fields,
problems in marketing and promotional, and financial constraints. Based on the identified
problems, three suggestions have been recorded by a high percentage of respondents, i.e.,
marketing, and promotional assistance, providing business and entrepreneurship courses,
and providing financial assistance. Thus, such assistance and pieces of training could support
their side-income activities. The side-income earners among Iban women benefit the family,
develop Iban society, and encourage Iban women's development and empowerment in
Sarawak. |
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| spelling | upm-1093122024-08-16T07:49:58Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109312/ Participation of women in side-income: a case study of Iban women as a bread-earner in the family in Sarawak Rosli, Anita Daud, Adrian Md Saad, Juniza Robin, Tunung Nowadays, women also play a role as bread-earners in the family, whether as workforce or part-time workers, due to the increase in living costs. Doing side-income activities among working women and full-time housewives is one of the common ways to earn additional income for the family. Iban ethnic women in Sarawak perform several activities as daily life activities and for additional earnings. This study investigates side-income activities among Iban women in Sarawak. The study will be conducted using survey methods among Iban women participating in side-income activities using simple random sampling, and a total of 325 Iban women participated in the survey. The study's findings show three main side-income activities, i.e., farming, handicraft making, and business. However, respondents need help conducting side-income activities, such as a lack of knowledge and skills in certain fields, problems in marketing and promotional, and financial constraints. Based on the identified problems, three suggestions have been recorded by a high percentage of respondents, i.e., marketing, and promotional assistance, providing business and entrepreneurship courses, and providing financial assistance. Thus, such assistance and pieces of training could support their side-income activities. The side-income earners among Iban women benefit the family, develop Iban society, and encourage Iban women's development and empowerment in Sarawak. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2023-03-06 Article PeerReviewed Rosli, Anita and Daud, Adrian and Md Saad, Juniza and Robin, Tunung (2023) Participation of women in side-income: a case study of Iban women as a bread-earner in the family in Sarawak. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13 (3). pp. 636-660. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/16410/Participation-of-Women-in-Side-Income-A-case-study-of-Iban-Women-as-a-Bread-earner-in-the-Family-in-Sarawak 10.6007/ijarbss/v13-i3/16410 |
| spellingShingle | Rosli, Anita Daud, Adrian Md Saad, Juniza Robin, Tunung Participation of women in side-income: a case study of Iban women as a bread-earner in the family in Sarawak |
| title | Participation of women in side-income: a case study of Iban women as a bread-earner in the family in Sarawak |
| title_full | Participation of women in side-income: a case study of Iban women as a bread-earner in the family in Sarawak |
| title_fullStr | Participation of women in side-income: a case study of Iban women as a bread-earner in the family in Sarawak |
| title_full_unstemmed | Participation of women in side-income: a case study of Iban women as a bread-earner in the family in Sarawak |
| title_short | Participation of women in side-income: a case study of Iban women as a bread-earner in the family in Sarawak |
| title_sort | participation of women in side-income: a case study of iban women as a bread-earner in the family in sarawak |
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