KUALA LUMPUR – The participation of women in the country’s labour market is still low compared with other Southeast Asian countries, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.
He said although females made up 47.7% or almost half of the Malaysian population in 2020, women’s participation in the labour force last year was only 55.5%.
“This rate is low compared to other Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore with 69.7% and Thailand with 66.8%.
“The enrolment rate of females in all levels of education whether primary, secondary, or tertiary is high, but female participation in terms of the labour market is low,” he said at the 60th National Women’s Day celebration at Dewan Perdana Felda here today.
The ceremony was graced by Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah. – Bernama, August 25, 2022
