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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?

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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