Where are the men?


ALMOST three-quarters (72.4%) of Malaysia’s health and welfare sector comprise female graduates, making it the most women-dominated field in the country (see infographic).

Women, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Gender Gap 2024 Insight Report, also make up the majority of graduates in natural sciences, mathematics and statistics, education as well as arts and humanities.

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