Addressing The Low Women Participation In Malaysian Enterprises

Andal Krishnan, NAWEM (National Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Malaysia)

07-Mar-25 08:30

Addressing The Low Women Participation In Malaysian Enterprises

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In Malaysia, only 20% of enterprises are women-owned, despite government programmes designed to help kickstart women-led businesses. Andal Krishnan from the NGO, NAWEM (National Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Malaysia) helps us understand the reasons behind this and what could be done to improve the situation.

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Produced by: Aisalli Ayub

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam

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Categories: Women in Business, the workplace, Law/Activism, managing, Corporates, entrepreneurs, SME

Tags: women-owned, women's day, women entrepreneurs, gender inequality, small businesses,

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