Wan Azizah: Govt to get more women in the workforce


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 15 Nov 2018

Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. -filepic

SUBANG JAYA: The government intends to increase the participation of women in the workforce, says Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (pic).

The Deputy Prime Minister said statistics in the third quarter of the year showed that 55.5% of women or 5.78 million Malaysian women were currently in the workforce.

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