Women constitute between 32 and 46 per cent of the labour force in individual economies, with 36 per cent of them representing the Malaysian workforce. Globally, the increase in women’s overall share of the labour force has been particularly marked in exportoriented sectors, where women comprise as much as three-quarters of the workforce.

Author: Yee, Swee Lin Elayne. Publication: MIERScan, 13 November 2006.