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Budget 2025: Achieving Gender Equality

Anis Farid, Research Project Manager, Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) | Abinaya Dhivya, Gender Activist, Gender Budget Group

15-Oct-24 15:00

Budget 2025: Achieving Gender Equality

Malaysia’s labour force participation rate among females has plateaued at around 55% for many years now, while the male labour force participation rate is more than 80%. But why is this the case and what can we do about it? With the tabling of Budget 2025 around the corner, on today’s episode, we will be talking about what Budget 2025 can do to address gender disparities in the Malaysian workforce. We ask Anis Farid from Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) and Abinaya Dhivya from the Gender Budget Group, for their Budget 2025 wishlists.

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Produced by: Dashran Yohan

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Categories:  Women in Business,  Corporates,  the workplace,  economy,  politics,  government,  Law/Activism

Tags:  the bigger picture,  beyond the ballot box,  Budget-2025-Mahsing ⁠,  gender equality,  gender parity,  women's rights,  Budget 2025, 


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