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Dato’ Dr Nirmala Menon captured the attention of the 2009 Women’s Summit audience at the Sime Darby Convention Centre recently with her polished and assured presentation style when she gave her perspectives on Gearing for the Upside in a Downturn. [Read more →]

Shireen Muhiudeen began her presentation by providing a completely fresh perspective on the value of having women in the Board Room. She ran a newsclip from a CNN Business feature which revealed the findings of a recent US study of Fortune 500 companies. According to the report, companies with at least 20 percent female representation on their boards, performed significantly better than others, in spite of the global financial downturn. [Read more →]

The Panel Session themed ‘Opportunities for Enterprises’ featured three speakers who were able to offer different perspectives on finding opportunities even in challenging circumstances. They each addressed the theme from government, private sector and personal angles. This session was ably moderated by Datuk Rafiah Salim, the former Vice Chancellor of University of Malaya.

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At The Women’s Summit 2009, four Learning Labs were run simultaneously in the afternoon, from 2.30pm-4.30pm. Learning Labs are highly interactive sessions at which experienced facilitators conduct training sessions to enhance participants’ work-related skills and knowledge. This year, the Learning Labs focussed mainly on developing the valuable soft skills of communication and creativity because these have the power to contribute in significant ways to career and business success. A further Lab was conducted on franchising as an alternative route for participants to enter the business sector. [Read more →]

Bernama - Wednesday, August 19

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today there is still a need to further improve the participation of women in critical areas such as decision-making in both the public and private sectors. The deputy prime minister said the women themselves must strive to earn these coveted decision-making positions based on merit, capabilities and experience. [Read more →]

Kuala Lumpur, August 18, 2009

At the Women’s Summit this year, participants were given plenty of tips, advice and motivation to turn breaks into breakthroughs, in line with the theme Can Women Turn Adversity Into Opportunity? More than 1,000 women and men from the public and private sectors who attended the day-long Summit held at the Sime Darby Convention Centre walked away with much more than the inspirational talks and useful learning labs that have become the hallmark of the annual event. [Read more →]

Malaysian Mirror, Honeymah Dylyani
Wednesday, 19 August 2009 16:07

KUALA LUMPUR - Women are no strangers to adversity. They are naturally resilient and will eventually bounce back, get up and get going in the worst of circumstances. These were the inspirational and encouraging words from Women, Family and Community Development Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, when she addressed over 1,000 participants at the Women’s Summit 2009 here on Tuesday. [Read more →]

By Honeymah Dylyani, Malaysian Mirror
Tuesday, 18 August 2009 20:15

KUALA LUMPUR - The country needs more women in senior management positions in the corporate sector, said Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the Government had already agreed for 30% of decision-making positions in the public sector to be given to women and, likewise, the private sector should also aim for a similar target. [Read more →]

Berita Harian, 19 Ogos 2009

KUALA LUMPUR: Kerajaan akan mengkaji Akta Pekerja untuk menjamin kesamarataan had umur persaraan antara lelaki dan wanita dalam sektor awam serta swasta. Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, berkata ketika ini sektor awam menetapkan 58 tahun sebagai had umur persaraan kakitangan lelaki dan wanita dan mungkin meningkat kepada 60 tahun pada masa depan, berbanding 50 tahun untuk wanita dalam sesetengah sektor swasta. [Read more →]

KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Ogos (Bernama) — Timbalan Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin pada Selasa berkata masih ada keperluan untuk meningkatkan penyertaan wanita dalam bidang kritikal seperti kedudukan di peringkat membuat keputusan di sektor awam dan swasta. Wanita sendiri perlu berusaha untuk mendapatkan kedudukan yang diidam-idamkan itu berdasarkan kepada merit, keupayaan dan pengalaman, kata Muhyiddin dalam ucaptamanya pada Sidang Kemuncak Wanita 2009 di sini. [Read more →]