Patriarchy system in the accounting profession in Malaysia from the perspective of women accountants.

This paper aimed to explore the patriarchal system in the accounting profession that had prevailed and oppressed female accountants. Women in accounting professions that cantered the organisational structure and education were used in this research, as well as main constructs such as lack of work...

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Main Authors: Johari, Jalila, Abdul Hamid, Erwina Norhaznina, Arshad, Azizan
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: KnE Publishing 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/121045/
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author Johari, Jalila
Abdul Hamid, Erwina Norhaznina
Arshad, Azizan
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description This paper aimed to explore the patriarchal system in the accounting profession that had prevailed and oppressed female accountants. Women in accounting professions that cantered the organisational structure and education were used in this research, as well as main constructs such as lack of working experience as a woman accountant, gender discrimination between man and woman, and the suitability of women to choose a career as an accountant. The data was collected by distributing questionnaires to 64 female accountants around Malaysia with experience work of more than five years. Findings showed that the discrimination of gender between women and men and the suitability of women to choose a career as an accountant has a significant influence on the patriarchal system in the accounting profession in Malaysia. This study is the first in Malaysia and represents a strong implication for policies and their evaluation. It identifies the patriarchy as a social and ideological structure that sees women as inferior to men (patriarchs). In a society with the unfair power of men and women, Patriarchy imposes stereotypes about masculinity and femininity.
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spelling upm-1210452025-10-29T06:55:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/121045/ Patriarchy system in the accounting profession in Malaysia from the perspective of women accountants. Johari, Jalila Abdul Hamid, Erwina Norhaznina Arshad, Azizan This paper aimed to explore the patriarchal system in the accounting profession that had prevailed and oppressed female accountants. Women in accounting professions that cantered the organisational structure and education were used in this research, as well as main constructs such as lack of working experience as a woman accountant, gender discrimination between man and woman, and the suitability of women to choose a career as an accountant. The data was collected by distributing questionnaires to 64 female accountants around Malaysia with experience work of more than five years. Findings showed that the discrimination of gender between women and men and the suitability of women to choose a career as an accountant has a significant influence on the patriarchal system in the accounting profession in Malaysia. This study is the first in Malaysia and represents a strong implication for policies and their evaluation. It identifies the patriarchy as a social and ideological structure that sees women as inferior to men (patriarchs). In a society with the unfair power of men and women, Patriarchy imposes stereotypes about masculinity and femininity. KnE Publishing 2024 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/121045/1/121045.pdf Johari, Jalila and Abdul Hamid, Erwina Norhaznina and Arshad, Azizan (2024) Patriarchy system in the accounting profession in Malaysia from the perspective of women accountants. In: 8th Sriwijaya Economics, Accounting, and Business Conference, 28-29 Sep. 2023, Palembang, Indonesia. (pp. 881-910). https://knepublishing.com/index.php/KnE-Social/article/view/16151 10.18502/kss.v9i14.16151
spellingShingle Johari, Jalila
Abdul Hamid, Erwina Norhaznina
Arshad, Azizan
Patriarchy system in the accounting profession in Malaysia from the perspective of women accountants.
title Patriarchy system in the accounting profession in Malaysia from the perspective of women accountants.
title_full Patriarchy system in the accounting profession in Malaysia from the perspective of women accountants.
title_fullStr Patriarchy system in the accounting profession in Malaysia from the perspective of women accountants.
title_full_unstemmed Patriarchy system in the accounting profession in Malaysia from the perspective of women accountants.
title_short Patriarchy system in the accounting profession in Malaysia from the perspective of women accountants.
title_sort patriarchy system in the accounting profession in malaysia from the perspective of women accountants.
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