RECENTLY, Khazanah Research Institute reported that although females outnumbered males in terms of enrollment in higher education, higher shares of male enter work right after graduation when compared with their female counterparts. In terms of finding qualified jobs, female graduates are also disproportionately affected by over-qualification, with more than half of them employed in low or semi-skilled positions in 2021.
The payroll of the contributory pensions for July is 12 billion euro. 10,055,940 contributory pensions are paid to more than 9 million pensioners and there are 538,856 benefits that add up to the gender gap complement. Expenditure on contributory pensions stands at 11.7% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the last 12 months, up