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PUTRAJAYA: Removing all economic barriers for women in Malaysia could increase the country's per capita income by 26.2%, a World Bank report has found.
In a report titled “Breaking Barriers: Toward Better Opportunities for Women in Malaysia”, it was found that while girls performed better in schools, the female labour participation rate is still low with women comprising only 39% of the workforce compared with men, who represented 61%.
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