100,000 women to upskill


Inclusive agenda: Tunku Ali (fourth from left) poses for a group photo during the launch of the initiative at the Sime Darby Convention Centre. Also present were Sim (third from left) and Nancy Shukri (fourth from right). — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: In a move to strengthen women’s role in the national economy, the government aims to equip 100,000 women with future-ready and high-growth skills by 2030 through the newly-launched Wanita MyWira Accelerator initiative.

Led by the Human Resources Ministry (Kesuma) through Talent Corporation Malaysia Bhd (TalentCorp), in partnership with the World Economic Forum (WEF), the initiative positions Malaysia as the first Asean country to join the WEF’s Global Gender Parity Accelerator Net­work, a global platform promoting women’s economic inclusion.

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