Does Budget 2021 Do Enough to Encourage Women to Join the Workforce?

Ang Weina, Global Employer Services Leader, Deloitte Malaysia

09-Nov-20 14:00

Does Budget 2021 Do Enough to Encourage Women to Join the Workforce?

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Last week, the Perikatan Nasional government tabled the biggest budget in the history of Malaysia. We discuss if the budget does enough to tackle the issue of a lack of women in the workforce and a spike in women exiting the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Categories: Politics, Law and Legal Matters, Social Issues

Tags: The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, Budget 2021, Belanjawan 2021, Budget-2021-Mahsing, Women in the Workforce, Female Labour Force, Micro-credit Financing,

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