Efforts must go on to increase number of women in workforce and business


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 06 Oct 2016

Dr. Wee officiates the Women Talentship programme in Putrajaya. With him are SAME CEO Neil Foo Seck Chyn (left) and National President of SAME Association Datuk Micheal Kang (second right) and SAME advisor Grace Chia (far right).

PUTRAJAYA: Efforts to increase the number of Malaysian women in the workforce and in business may have shown great progress but it must not stop, said Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.

The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department said it would be “unfortunate” not to acknowledge the “indispensable role” that women could play in the marketplace and economy.

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