KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — It is high time for Malaysia to look into care economy seriously as another revenue-generating industry, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.
In her opening remarks earlier, Nancy said standing at 55.6 per cent Malaysia’s female labour participation rate is one of the lowest in Asean although women comprise more than 70 per cent of students in universities. She said the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry is exploring new ways of addressing care needs which mostly impacts women who inordinately undertake the care responsibilities in their families to remain in the workforce.
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