Women’s council sees widening gender gap in economy, politics due to Covid-19
Source: Free Malaysia Today
The umbrella body for women’s organisations in the country predicts that the gender gap, particularly in the areas of economic participation and political empowerment, will widen due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Speaking at a United Nations virtual dialogue in conjunction with its 75th anniversary, National Council of Women’s Organisations Malaysia president Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hasan Shahabudin said that while the government had done a lot, advances in narrowing the gender gap were “very meagre”.
“We know from the World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2020 that we rank 104th out of 153 countries. We are the second lowest (in the region) next to Myanmar and that is very bad.
Click here to read the full article published by Free Malaysia Today on 3 July 2019.
The umbrella body for women’s organisations in the country predicts that the gender gap, particularly in the areas of economic participation and political empowerment, will widen due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Speaking at a United Nations virtual dialogue in conjunction with its 75th anniversary, National Council of Women’s Organisations Malaysia president Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hasan Shahabudin said that while the government had done a lot, advances in narrowing the gender gap were “very meagre”.
“We know from the World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2020 that we rank 104th out of 153 countries. We are the second lowest (in the region) next to Myanmar and that is very bad.
Click here to read the full article published by Free Malaysia Today on 3 July 2019.