Hey Malaysia, It’s Not Me, It’s You

Dr Koh Sin Yee, Senior Lecturer, Global Studies, Monash University Malaysia | Jernell Tan, Information & Communications Officer, All Women Action Society

08-Jun-22 18:00

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The issue of people migrating out of Malaysia has always been constant one, and a new report by Bernama has revealed that the majority of people who migrate abroad are women. First, we look into migration trends and what the push and pull factors really are. Then, we circle back to women, and why they're the group migrating the most.

Image Source: Daria Shevtsova, Pexels

Produced by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Natasha Fusil

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan

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Categories: travel

Tags: migration, women, malaysia, overseas, brain drain,

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