Ministry mulls better elderly care


Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Hannah Yeoh at the Empowering Women Summit 2018. With her are (left) Universiti Tenaga Nasional deputy vice chancellor (management and development) Prof Dr Siti Salbiah Mohamed Shariff and (right) Universiti Tenaga Nasional student representative council 2017/2018 member Kishantini Sinnapan.

KAJANG: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry will be looking into providing better care for the elderly, especially for single women who must care for their aged parents.

Its deputy minister Hannah Yeoh said women labour participation tends to dip in two phases in women’s lives: when they have children and when parents become older.

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