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Karen Makishima is the only female running for Japan's ruling party in her 20-seat prefecture for the Oct. 27 general election.

It remains to be seen how many female candidates the LDP will field in a snap election due on Oct. 27.

In the most recent World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Index, Malaysia dropped 12 places—now ranking 114th out of 146 countries. Most concerning is our standing at 134th place for gender equality in political empowerment, placing us just 12 spots from the very bottom.What initiatives and policies can pave the way for greater female political representation in Malaysia? On this episode of #TheFutureIsFemale Melisa Idris speaks to YB Teo Nie Ching, Deputy Minister of Communications and DAP Wanita Chief about the HerLead programme and its mission to elevate women's roles in politics.

Women face systemic challenges in accessing senior positions across all countries and sectors, undermining economic growth.

The gap is widest among Generation Z workers, posing long-term gender-balance issues.

At the current rate of progress, it will take 131 years to reach full gender parity, according to the WEFs Global Gender Gap Report 2023.

Based on the Malaysia Gender Gap Index score for 2022, Malaysia is ranked 93rd out of 146 countries globally.

It will take 131 years to close the global gender gap, but some countries are much closer to achieving gender parity than others.

The World Economic Forum report measuring gender parity ranked Japan 125th out of 146 countries this year.

Research has found that working models have a significant impact on the number of women in senior management, Silvia Tan said.

According to UN's International Labour Organization, the new data shows that women still have a much harder time finding a job than men.

Malaysia's younger generation are calling for parties to close the gender gap in politics in the coming elections.

The NCWO hopes that Budget 2023 would, among others, address the gender gap in employment, and the increasing unpaid care work that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the new Wealth Equity Index, women accumulate only 74 pct of the wealth that men have at retirement.

The World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2022 benchmarks the evolution of gender-based gaps in four areas.

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.

The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.

It represents a big legal victory for Donald Trump, who won the Nov. 5 US election and is set to return to office on Jan. 20.

Rescue services said the plane hit the ground, split into pieces and slid over 100 metres (110 yards).

The warm-up matches will involve matches against better ranked teams in the world, namely Austria (first) and Belgium (third).

The United States, part of the G7, has rejected the ICC decision, with President Joe Biden describing it as outrageous.

A legend who has influenced our music for decades, was one of the highlights of my career, says Francissca Peter.