Educated but Excluded: Persistent Gender Gaps in Malaysia’s Workforce
By Miriam Devaprasana
August 2025 FEATURE
I REMEMBER MEETING a fellow undergraduate at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). We were in our early 20s, and she was pursuing a degree in history. We crossed paths regularly over the three years. Then, just months shy of graduating, I saw her packing her things. She told me she was leaving university to get married.Another friend, who studied accountancy, was equally decided; she planned to join the workforce for a decade, and then exit to become a full-time homemaker. Back...
Miriam Devaprasana
is a dabbler of creative expressions and a budding researcher rooted in sensitivity, vulnerability, faith and human connection. Check out more of her writing on mdev16.wordpress.com.
