The purpose of this research is to examine the perception on gender equality towards several key terms which are related in measuring gender equality in the context of Malaysian Higher Education Institutions (HEI). Specifically, this study aims to reveal the perception of employees in the HEIs located in the Northern Region of Malaysia pertaining to several concerns which are related to education, employment and family management. This research is carried out by using a quantitative method through the distribution of the self-directed Google Form questionnaires. Convenient sampling is utilized in this research. The sample size consisted of 370 employees of those institutions who have participated voluntarily to involve in the study. In the terms of education, results showed a different perception towards completing education in the secondary and tertiary education. Based on the descriptive analyses, results presented a high level of perception on women and employment (μ=3.46); and a medium level of perception on women and family management (μ=2.93) among employees in this study. In the current scenario, the HEIs should actively increase the level of perception towards education, employment and family management among their employees in order to ensure the overall goals of gender equality for the nation could be achieved.
