Govt hopes to see 30% of decision-making roles in private sector filled by women

 

Women, family and community development minister Nancy Shukri during a town hall programme organised by Sinar Harian in Shah Alam today.

SHAH ALAM: The women, family and community development ministry hopes to see 30% of the decision-making roles in the private sector filled by women, says its minister Nancy Shukri.

Nancy said that while 42% of women participate in decision-making roles within the public service, the private sector “hasn’t reached this yet.”

Last May, Nancy told the Dewan Rakyat that a Securities Commission study found that the percentage of women holding board of directors’ positions stood at 29.7%.

She said that by comparison, the figure was only 14% in 2016.

“This is what we are working on… To ensure the private sector can have at least 30% women as their board of directors and decision-makers,” Nancy said today during a town hall programme organised by Sinar Harian here.

“There are plenty of qualified women to fill the positions,” she noted.

She added that the 30% figure is not a minimum quota set by the ministry, but instead, a target to be reached.

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