Factors contributing to glass ceiling in private organizations in Menara MSC Cyberport / Nurul Fatehah Mohd Salim

The intention of this research is to examine the elements that cause glass ceiling in the private organizations in Menara MSC Cyberport. The chapters that will be discussed are research background, problem statements, research objectives, research questions, hypothesis and significance of the research.

In the past, women treated to be responsible for only their house and be a full time housewife (Chek, Mohammad,Razak, et all, 2011). Additionally, working women had restricted alternatives in occupation. Government services, teachers and nurses are what majority of them work as. However, they have more dynamic part these days with the developing world. In Malaysia, men are no longer the main provider in a family as females are attacked into the workforce.

According to Department of Statistic Malaysia stated that the labor force participation in 2016 has increased 1% from 14.5 million in 2015 to 14.7 million. Moreover, female labor force participation rate (LFPR) 0.2% points from 54.1% in 2015 to 54.3% in 2016.
A study from Malaysia Economic Monitor Report for December 2016, Malaysia’s economy benefits from scale stable growth of GDP grew at 4.3% in 3Q 2016 supported by strong domestic demand. A study from World Bank Group (2012b) revealed that Malaysia could encounter a 23% expansion in output per capita if defeat biasness in gender among the labour force.