Report: RM9,400 boost in income if economic barriers removed for women

Geraldine TongPublished: Sep 27, 2019 5:18 AM | Updated: Sep 27, 2019 7:17 AM

If economic barriers for women in Malaysia were removed, each person in the country could potentially get an average annual income gain of RM9,400.

This is what was stated in a World Bank report titled 'Breaking Barriers: Toward Better Economic Opportunities for Women in Malaysia' released in Putrajaya today...

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