Pay gap widens: Women get RM67 for every RM100 paid to men

Aidila RazakPublished: Dec 13, 2023 5:54 AM | Updated: Dec 13, 2023 12:38 PM

Despite having higher enrolment in tertiary education, women are getting about a third less in salary compared to men.

Worse, the gender pay gap has also widened significantly since 2020, according to the Malaysian Gender Gap Index for 2022 released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia today...

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