Relationship between discrimination in career development and stress among female workers in Malaysia

Abstract

Female workers always felt discriminated by the organization as it is difficultto attained equal opportunities to develop their career. They do not received the same opportunities as the other sex for mentoring, training, promotion, and rewards. This may lead to the cause of stress as they cannot develop in their career and reach for a better position in the organization. This paper will investigate on the relationship between discrimination in career development and stress among female workers. The sample consists of 86 female workers from supervisor level and above. Findings indicate that the female workers are being discriminated from obtained opportunity for mentoring, promotion, and rewards; and there are significant correlation between the discrimination in career development and stress.