International Women's Day: A Gender Pay Gap Observation

Hawati Abdul Hamid, Deputy Director Of Research, Khazanah Research Institute

08-Mar-24 08:45

International Women's Day: A Gender Pay Gap Observation

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Khazanah Research Institute's “Shifting Tides: Charting Career Progression of Malaysia’s Skilled Talent" report highlights that the gender pay gap and wage stagnation still persists. Female graduates also trail behind males when it comes to securing employment. Hawati Abdul Hamid, deputy director of research at KRI takes us through the salient points of the report.

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Produced by: Chin Wai Lun

Presented by: Keith Kam, Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning

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Categories: Women in Business, economy, Law/Activism, education, international

Tags: international women's day, gender pay gap, unemployment,

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