Women participation at the top still low, says DPM
Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail says women participation in both the public and private sectors is still low despite improvements in recent years. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, March 7, 2019.
THE participation of women at leadership and policy-making levels in Malaysia is still low despite seeing an increase compared to before, said Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. She said she was confident the statistics could be improved if public-listed companies were committed to playing a more important role in achieving the 30% target set by the government.
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