A spotlight on gender barriers

Empowering women: (From left) Rebecca Fatima, UCSI Faculty of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts Prof Dr Chan Nee Nee, Prof Siti Hamisah, Tunku Zain Al’-Abidin, Tengku Dr Naufal, Mahuran Saro and UCSI Faculty of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts dean Prof Dr Rogayah Razak posing for a photo at the conference.

Malaysia could take up to 100 years to close gender gaps if meaningful actions are not taken now, said Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) director Tan Sri Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria.

Citing data from the World Economic Forum, she said while Malaysia had made commendable progress, much more needs to be done to bridge the gap and overcome barriers.