An Empirical Study on Lecturers’ Perceptions of Digital Gender Equality in Malaysia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine lecturers’ perceptions of gender digital equality in Malaysia.  A Likert-scale questionnaire was designed to measure perceptions of digital gender equality and was administered to 55 lecturers online.  Data were analyzed using SPSS 26.0.  First, Mann-Whitney U test revealed that there were no significant gender differences in lecturers’ perceptions of digital gender equality, while Kurskal-Wallis H test indicated no significant differences in relation to age and job experience. Wilcoxon signed rank test showed that four items were significant at p < 0.05, while another eight items were significant at p < 0.001. The overall group mean showed that lecturers’ perceptions of digital gender equality were low, indicating that the majority failed to notice the impediments that women face in the digital era.  Overall percentages indicated that lecturers held unrealistic views of women’s participation on the digital economy probably because they lacked knowledge on the disproportionate numbers of women who are still living in the agrarian areas.  In light of the findings, several recommendations were made to increase digital gender equality in Malaysia.