DPM moots comprehensive support system to empower women
Dr Wan Azizah said a comprehensive support system was crucial in addressing women-related challenges. — Picture by Hari Anggara
“Women’s development programmes in today’s fast-paced global environment cannot be carried out in isolation. It requires collaboration among all parties to enable the skills of various sectors to be combined to produce more impactful programmes,” she told Bernama in conjunction with the International Women’s Day celebration tomorrow with the theme #BalanceforBetter.
“Although women’s enrolment in tertiary education is higher at 48.3 per cent than the men’s at 38.2 per cent, women represent only 54.7 per cent of the total workforce in Malaysia compared to the men at 80.1 per cent.
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