Progressing towards raising gender equality index


PETALING JAYA: From mandatory representation of women on boards to support systems for working and single mothers, women have generally given Budget 2022 the thumbs up, saying that their welfare and empowerment have received the attention it deserves.

Women Leadership Foundation (WLF) deputy chairman Datuk Hazimah Zainuddin (pic) is happy with the government’s decision to make it mandatory for public-listed companies to appoint at least one woman on their boards as well as the allocation of RM5mil to WLF to increase women’s participation in the workforce through leadership and training programmes.

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