期刊名称：International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2222-6990
出版年度：2021
卷号：11
期号：2
页码：892-903
DOI：10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i2/9187
语种：English
出版社：Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
摘要：Malaysia will become an “aged nation” by 2040 when elderly population aged 60 years and above. By 2040, elderly population was projected to risen from 3.3 million in 2020, to a staggering over 6 million. Population aging carry with it many social, economic and health issues and implication to various layers of stakeholders in a nation – e.g., the older persons themselves, the family, the community and businesses. Often, studies focus on the negative aspect of aging, forgetting the opportunity that aging population can present, thus, not optimally utilizing older person as resources. Shift to a positive perspective towards older person will put them in the mainstream and ensure inclusivity in the development process – i.e. incorporating older person into society. This study attempted to shed light on the concept of productive aging – a concept consisted of paid work and non-paid work which symbolize one’s productivity in both labour force and productive activities unaccounted for in the National Accounting such as household management and caregiving. It is also important to assess the gender differences since, productive activities not accounted for in the National Accounting are mostly performed by women. Therefore, the specific objective of the study is to measure difference in time use pattern for these productive activities in an attempt to reveal gender role stereotyping of women even in old age. Data will be analysed using IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25. Independent sample t-test was utilized to assess the gender differences. In addition, acknowledging the gendered patterns of productive aging can assist in the development of effective interventions for improving the life quality for both elderly men and women.
