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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,… [Continue Reading]
By Meera Murugesan, The New Straits Times, August 6 2009 MEERA MURUGESAN learns that addressing the problem of insufficient women board members in public-listed companies results in far more advantages than just equalisation of the gender issue.
By Wong Li Za, The Star, August 13, 2009 Women need to increase their participation in both government and private sectors. WOMEN hold up half the sky, or so goes a famous Chinese saying but in reality, the facts tell a different story. The rate of women participation in the workforce in 2008 was 46%… [Continue Reading]
An Article by Rhea Duttagupta, a Speaker at the 2008 Women’s Summit ” Diversity is about valuing differences it is not about policy; a strong mix of ages, genders and cultures can be made a powerhouse for unlocking and driving innovation to deliver sustainable economic growth; it can also lead to a more balanced approach… [Continue Reading]