Women Not Paid Fair Wages

Anis Farid, Research Project Manager, Women’s Aid Organisation

15-Dec-23 08:30

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Government released data showing that the gender pay gap has widened since 2020, with women receiving 66 ringgit for every 100 ringgit their male counterparts earn, far from the 96 ringgit reported in 2021. Anis Farid, Research Project Manager, Women’s Aid Organisation shares with us the systemic issues women face in the fight for wage equality.

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Produced by: Anwar Mahbob

Presented by: Philip See, Shazana Mokhtar, Anwar Mahbob

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Categories: Law/Activism, politics, government, the workplace

Tags: gender pay gap, women political representation, women in the workplace, care economy,

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