Bhd have been included in the 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index( GEI).In a statement, Bloomberg

PETALING JAYA: From mandatory representation of women on boards to support systems for working and single mothers, women have generally given Budget 2022 the thumbs up, saying that their welfare and empowerment have received the attention it deserves. Women Leadership Foundation( WLF) deputy chairman Datuk Hazimah Zainuddin( pic) is happy with the government’s decision to make it mandatory for public-listed companies to appoint at least one woman on their boards as well as the allocation of RM5m

But big losses are emerging as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.... But it notes that the pandemic prompted lockdowns and increased time indoors, which resulted in an uptick in domestic violence against women.... Women in disadvantaged groups such as older women, women and girls with disabilities and migrant women are at higher risk....

“ equality index ” as a sign of its commitment to diversity and inclusion, the University of

Buying conditions for large durable goods plunged 10 percent.... For vehicles, buying conditions reached its worst since December 2022.... Likewise, the share of consumers blaming interest rate factors for poor home and car buying conditions was at its highest since the early 1980s....

“ We must represent the entire population, not just half.... The needs of men and women are different and so, we need women leaders who voice the concerns of women so that our specific needs are not undermined.“ Issues like period( poverty) and reproductive health are important issues that men will not be able to fight for women adequately.... There’s also the discrimination against women in the workplace, ” she said. Lai added: “ Policies that affect the family, children and women will be pri

pace of increase in November equals that logged in October 2020 and marks the biggest since June

WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Email Messenger Central Bank of Kuwait presents report to CabinetLIVE An error occurred.... According to the report, Kuwait has been ranked 108th globally in terms of its ability to absorb economic shocks.... It is lower than the average of 54.98 points among the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, and is less than the global average of 60.28 points....

Mentioning recent reforms, the report said during the past year, from October 2020 to October 2021, Pakistan lifted restrictions on women’s ability to work at night.... The World Bank estimated that globally, differences between men’s and women’s total expected lifetime earnings was$ 172.3 trillion, equivalent to twice the world GDP.... More than half( 114) of the economies measured mandated paid leave for fathers, but the median duration was just one week....

is largely because inflation-as measured by the Retail Prices Index-has dropped from its peak