The Forgotten Contribution
Women and Rural Development in Sabah
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6086830 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abdul Samad Hadi, Abdul Hadi (0000-0002-2200-0373, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 199-212 |
| Publication date | 1986-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0217-9520 • E-ISSN: 1793-2858 |
| Publisher | ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1355/sj1-2e |
| OpenAlex | W2025053574 |
| Language | EN |
32 per cent of the female population aged ten years and above were in the labour force in the same year; from that total, about 26 per cent and 33 per cent of females ten years and above were in the urban and rural labour force respectively. The majority of women were engaged in activities revolving around the household. These activities do not appear in the national accounting system at present, and their contribution to the economy of Sabah has not received any official recognition beyond the lip service of concerned individuals including politicians. Consequently, women's contributions to the state's socioeconomic progress are often perceived to be somewhat less than
Geography · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Socioeconomic Development in MENA
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |