4.1.4 More Balanced Gender Proportion
Over the years, the proportion of women in the labor force has been increasing in most organizations mainly due to the following five factors:
(a) changes in the family – a declining birth rate contributed to women giving more time to their work
(b) changes in education – increasing number of women getting a formal education and entering into the workforce
(c) changes in social trends –many women need to enter into the workforce to keep pace with changing lifestyles and social trends
(d) changes in technology have reduced the physical effort and time required to accomplish tasks
(e) there has been an increasing shift away from goods production towards service-related industries in which women can contribute effectively.
The proportion of female employees to total employees in the CBM is
73.81%, which may be the result of the increasing number of educated women, social trends that require women to enter into the workforce, and also due to the attraction of the business sector for men rather than government offices.
With a higher proportion of female workers, performance may be lower, especially for women who are working mothers who may be less committed to their work if they are also responsible for their families and households. Although the number of female employees in the total workforce is increasing, the proportion
of female executives to total executives/managerial positions is only 20% (8 male executives and 2 female executives).