Challenges of Women Youth Leadership Based on Community Social Work Roles

Cabaran Aspek Kepimpinan Belia Wanita Berasaskan Peranan Kerja Sosial Komuniti

Authors

  • Khadijah Alavi Pusat Pengajian Psikologi dan Pembangunan Manusia, Fakulti Sains Sosial & Kemanusiaan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA
  • Nurul Syahira Mat Basakerus Pusat Pengajian Psikologi dan Pembangunan Manusia, Fakulti Sains Sosial & Kemanusiaan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37134/perspektif.vol14.1.2.2022

Keywords:

women, youth, leadership, challenges and social work

Abstract

This study explores the challenges of women’s youth leadership in careers building at a young age based on the role of community social workers. The design of this study uses qualitative approach of a case study. A total of 5 informants were selected from the purposeful sampling method and were conducted using in-depth interviews. The research protocol used in this study is in the form of semi-structured question guidelines with regards to the literature reviews. Informants were interviewed face-to-face and recorded data were transcribed for thematic data analysis. The results of the study found that the main challenge among youth in the leadership program is that self-resilience from the emotional and physical aspects. Apart from that, community social work is an important aspect in the process of empowerment and involvement of women youth in the community welfare activities. This study suggests that the Ministry of Women, Family and Community should introduce a way on focusing the leadership empowerment training among young profesional women so that Malaysia can reach the top 30 percent of leaders in the organization, community and politics in the future.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Abdullah Hassan & Ainon Mohd. (2003). Teori & Teknik kepimpinan: Panduan aplikasi di tempat kerja. PTS Professional Publishing Sdn. Bhd.

Ainon Mohd & Abdullah Hassan. (2011). Gaya kepimpinan di tempat kerja. PTS Profesional Publishing Sdn. Bhd.

Annisa Fitriani (2015). Gaya kepimpinan perempuan. Jurnal TAPIs, 11(2), 1-24.

Azriati Abu Bakar. (2016). Pengaruh gaya kepimpinan transformasi terhadap kepuasan bekerja dalam kalangan pekerja di Lembah Klang, Selangor. Pembentangan kertas kerja di Persidangan Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, KUIM, Selangor. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/307359140

Creswell, J. W. (2009). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (3rd ed.). Sage Publications, Inc.

Davidson, M.J. & Burke, R.J. (eds) (1994). Women in Management: Current Research Issues. London: Paul Chapman Publishing.

Elmuti, D., Jia, H., & Davis, H. (2009). Challenges women face in leadership positions and organizational effectiveness: An investigation. Journal of Leadership Education, 8(2), 167-187.

Fairtlough, A. (2016). Professional leadership for social work practitioners and educators. Routledge.

Fischbach, A., Lichtenthaler, P., & Horstmann, N. (2015). Leadership and gender stereotyping of emotions: Think manager-think male? Journal of Personnel Psychology, 14(3), 153–162.

Frederico M., Long M., & Young, J. (2018). Educating social workers for leadership in a highly differentiated society. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 3(4), 61-72.

Fulmer, R. (1983). The new management. Macmillan: The university of Michigan.

Gibbs, A. (2017, Dec 1). “How Meghan Markle became an advocate for women’s rights at the age of 11”. Make it. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/01/meghan-markle-on-being-an-advocate-for-women-at-a-young-age.html

Grenbeg, J. & Barron, R. (1995). Behavior in organizations: Understanding & managing the human side of work. Prentice Hall.

Hollander, E. (1978). Leadership dynamics: A practical guide to effective relationships. New York: Free Press.

McClelland, D. C. (1987) Human motivation. Cambridge University Press.

Msila, V. (2013). Obstacles and opportunities in women school leadership: A literature study. International Journal of Educational Sciences, 5(4), 463-470.

Muhammad Rahimi Hasan & Bahiyah Abdul Hamid. (2017). Pembangunan kepimpinan wanita. Membina ilmu watan bagi kepimpinan wanita menerusi kehidupan Tun Fatimah Hashim. Kajian Malaysia, 35(1):91-116. DOI: 10.21315/km2017.35.1.5.

Nazli Hulwany Abdullah. (2001). Kajian terhadap minat kerjaya di kalangan pelajar di Sekolah Menengah Teknik Pengkalan Chepa. Tesis prasiswazah Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia.

Nor Rafidah Saidon, Sity Daud & Mohd Samsudin. (2017). Penglibatan politik: Pemerkasaan kepimpinan wanita di Malaysia (1980-2013).e-Bangi, 12(1), 137-150.

Nur Fakhira & Mohammad Mujaheed. (2018). Ciri-ciri faktor cabaran kepimpinan wanita di Universiti Putera Malaysia. Tun Fatimah Hashim, Women Lead Confrerence 2018 (TFHWLC, 2018), 12th November 2018, Palm Garden Hotel, Putrajaya. Women’s Leadership in the 4th Industrial Revolution. E-Proceeding page 1-14. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344851209

Rank, M.G., & Hutchison, W.S. (2000). An analysis of leadership within the social work profession. Journal of Social Work Education, 36(3), 487-502.

Robbins, S.P. (2001) Organizational Behavior. 9th Edition, Prentice-Hall, Inc., New York.

Sabariah Baharun. (2019, Mac 8). Wanita Ikram, Kedudukan Wanita Belum Capai 30peratus. Sinar Harian. https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/16951/BERITA/Nasion.al/Kedudukan-wanita-belum-capai-30-pe ratus

Siti Noranizahhafizah Boyman. (2019). Kecenderungan politik dalam kalangan belia wanita di Perak. e-Bangi, 16(7), 1-15.

Syahida Sidek. & Mohd Hazwan Mohd Puad. (2018). Eksplorasi minat dan faktor dalam pemilihan kerjaya pertanian dalam kalangan belia. Dalam Seminar Kebangsaan Majlis Dekan Pendidikan Universiti Awam (MEDC 2018), 7-8 Nov. 2018, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin.

Yusof, Y. 2013. Faktor Pemilihan Kerjaya Kejuruteraan dalam Kalangan Pelajar Wanita Pelbagai Jenis Personaliti di Politeknik Negeri Kedah. Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia.

Zaharah Hassan & Abu Daud Silong. (2005). Gender & kepimpinan dalam kalangan pelajar wanita di universiti awam. Jurnal Pengajian Awam, 9, 73-85.

Zohrabi, M. (2013). Mixed method research: Instruments, validity, reliability and reporting findings. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 3(2), 254–262.

Published

2022-03-22

How to Cite

Alavi, K., & Mat Basakerus, N. S. (2022). Challenges of Women Youth Leadership Based on Community Social Work Roles: Cabaran Aspek Kepimpinan Belia Wanita Berasaskan Peranan Kerja Sosial Komuniti. Perspektif Jurnal Sains Sosial Dan Kemanusiaan, 14(1), 18–28. https://doi.org/10.37134/perspektif.vol14.1.2.2022