Labour Trends & Youth Employment

This discussion paper is part of KRI’s Gender and Care Work research series. It examines how unpaid care labour has been increasingly reframed in Malaysia’s policy discourse, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

This report aims to generate a grounded understanding of the structural and institutional factors shaping the development of technology and technical (T&T) talent in Malaysia.

This discussion paper is part of KRI’s research series on Gender and Care Work. It examines women’s economic empowerment in Malaysia through two key objectives: first, exploring the circumstances of women outside the labour force, particularly housewives; and second, reviewing current policies and narratives on women’s economic empowerment to identify priority areas and policy gaps.