tags - Sinar Daily

The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) is stepping up a range of initiatives to increase women’s participation in the national workforce, aimed at achieving a 60 per cent target by 2033. Photo by Bernama

They cook, clean, care for children, tend to ageing parents and keep households running day after day. Yet in Malaysia’s economic calculations, housewives' work barely exists. Photo for illustrative purposes only - Canva

Staying home with the family is no longer a lifestyle choice - it’s a financial calculation and increasingly, one that doesn’t add up. Photo for illustrative purposes only - Canva

The last time the unemployment rate fell below three per cent was in November 2014. Photo for illustrative purposes only. Photo for illustrative purposes only - Pixabay

Global President of Girls4Girls International and Co-Founder Izzana Salleh

Malaysian women have achieved educational parity, with the Education Attainment Sub-Index surpassing a score of 1 at 1.071 in 2023, paving the way for greater participation in the workforce.. - Photo illustrated by Sinar Daily

Malaysia’s female labour participation rate (FLPR) was 56.4 per cent as of May 2025, an increase from 56.2 per cent in 2023, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia. - Photo illustrated by Sinar Daily

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim tabled the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) in the Dewan Rakyat today. Photo by Bernama

The Statistics of the Labour Force for May 2025 released by DOSM today shows that the unemployment rate during the month remained at 3.0 per cent as in April. Photo for illustrative purposes only - Pixabay

The services sector remained a key driver of employment growth, particularly in wholesale and retail trade, accommodation, food and beverage services, as well as transportation and storage activities. - 123RF photo