Fewer women opt for STEM


Future demand: A file photo of students conducting experiments in a lab. Malaysia needs at least one million science and technology human capital by 2020.

PETALING JAYA: It appears that Malaysian girls are not aiming to break the STEM glass ceiling yet.

That’s the acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics where the enrolment of females in these subjects is at a low level.

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