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- Title
PEMBANGUNAN KEPIMPINAN WANITA: MEMBINA ILMU WATAN BAGI KEPIMPINAN WANITA MENERUSI KEHIDUPAN TUN FATIMAH HASHIM.
- Authors
Muhammad Rahimi Hasan; dan Bahiyah Abdul Hamid
- Abstract
This study focuses on the theoretical aspect of women's leadership based on the experience of a distinguished Malay woman leader, namely Malaysia's very own Tun Fatimah Hashim (1924-2010). Tun Fatimah Hashim's political position as the Leader of Kaum Ibu UMNO (Women's Wing of United Malays National Organization, UMNO) for the four decades of her leadership (from 1956 to 1972) has placed her at the forefront of women's leadership in Malaysia. Her appointment as the Welfare Minister in the Malaysian cabinet (1969-1973); the first minister among Malaysian women attest to her ability as a formidable leader. Her role as the Head of National Council of Women's Organisations (NCWO) from 1965 until 1989 further justifies that there should be studies carried out to investigate Tun Fatimah Hashim's leadership especially among local researchers. To understand why this study is significant, we must first understand the socio-political context that gave rise to the leadership of Fatimah Hashim, significantly that of the pre-independence and the early post-independence period within the milieu of a conservative-patriarchal society. At that time, there was no officially-written commitment from the government to protect and defend women's rights such as the National Women's Policy or the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) ratified by the Malaysian Government in 1995. The resilience existence of a strong patriarchical culture and the non-existence of legislative framework to defend and strengthen the rights of women have indirectly sparked interest on the issues of women leadership. Firstly, one of the reasons which has elevated Fatimah Hashim as a woman leader in Malaysia is her capability to centralise the issue of women's obstacles in becoming community leaders despite living in an environment which was indifferent to women's development. Secondly, as a woman leader, Fatimah Hashim strived consistently to fight the conservative-patriarchal environment by articulating women's rights - the issue of claiming women's rights through the public's acceptance of women's leadership. Thirdly, the influence of living in challenging times and its effects on the struggle for women's rights led by Fatimah Hashim - the issue of the effectiveness of women's leadership. Lastly, it is hoped that this study will develop public knowledge on women's leadership based on local knowledge specifically through theoretical assessment by local researchers and scholars on Fatimah Hashim's leadership. We feel that this kind of endeavour will be more effective compared to the empirical theoretical explanation which centres on the experience of the West.
- Publication
Kajian Malaysia: Journal of Malaysian Studies, 2017, Vol 35, Issue 1, p91
- ISSN
0127-4082
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21315/ km2017.35.1.5