Changing perceptions so that women go into STEM


Ayu is the sole Malaysian selected to be part of the Hidden No More: Empowering Leaders in STEM programme. — KAMARUL ARIFFIN/THE STAR

KUALA LUMPUR: When engineer Ayu Abdullah (pic) did her degree in 2000, participation in her classes was predominantly male. Almost 20 years later, nothing much has changed.

“There were 50 students in my class – fewer than 10 were female and only three of us were Asians,” said Ayu. “I don’t see much change in that now, almost 20 years later,” she said.

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