Malaysia shows steady progress on wage equality for women

World Economic Forum has shown that Malaysia has ranked 104th globally in its latest Global Gender Gap Report. In comparison, the Philippines claimed 10th position making it to the top 10 list of the Global Gender Gap Index.

The report benchmarks 144 countries on their progress towards gender parity across four thematic dimensions - economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment. In addition, this year’s edition also analyses the dynamics of gender gaps across industry talent pools and occupations.

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