KOTA TINGGI - The Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) is looking at ways to empower women researchers and help them adapt to the profession when they return said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.
He also hoped TalentCorp’s Career Comeback Programme will see more female researchers returning to work after a career break.
"We found that women only make up about 49 per cent of research and development (R&D) in Malaysia.
"This is because most of these young researchers are young and probably took the approach to rest. The situation is known as a leaking pipe, which we see as a challenge (in our efforts to empower women,” he told reporters after launching the Bandar Tenggara Community College Women Empowerment Programme today.
Dr Adham, who is also the Tenggara MP, said the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), at the same time, provides a roadmap in various technologies for women to re-emerge as researchers, especially those who are advanced experimentally and industrially.
Earlier, in his speech, Dr Adham quoted the words of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who had said in March that women’s empowerment will continue to be a major national agenda that requires a high level of commitment from all stakeholders.
He also cited Malaysia’s score in the Global Gender Gap Index 2021 which shows that Malaysia has succeeded in bridging the gap in the health and education sub-index. - BERNAMA
He also hoped TalentCorp’s Career Comeback Programme will see more female researchers returning to work after a career break.
"We found that women only make up about 49 per cent of research and development (R&D) in Malaysia.
"This is because most of these young researchers are young and probably took the approach to rest. The situation is known as a leaking pipe, which we see as a challenge (in our efforts to empower women,” he told reporters after launching the Bandar Tenggara Community College Women Empowerment Programme today.
Dr Adham, who is also the Tenggara MP, said the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), at the same time, provides a roadmap in various technologies for women to re-emerge as researchers, especially those who are advanced experimentally and industrially.
Earlier, in his speech, Dr Adham quoted the words of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who had said in March that women’s empowerment will continue to be a major national agenda that requires a high level of commitment from all stakeholders.
He also cited Malaysia’s score in the Global Gender Gap Index 2021 which shows that Malaysia has succeeded in bridging the gap in the health and education sub-index. - BERNAMA