Women Career Convention 2024 to be held on March 9

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The one-day event by TalentCorp held in conjunction with International Women’s Day aims to provide career opportunities for women from all walks of life.  Registration link:  https://form.evenesis.com/WCC2024/General  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/03/07/women-career-convention-2024-to-be-held-on-march-9/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/03/07/konvensyen-kerjaya-wanita-2024-akan-diadakan-pada-9-mac/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #NancyShukri #TalentCorp #WomenCareerConvention2024 #WomensDay

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00:00 Talent Corporation Malaysia Burhat will host its Women Career Convention 2024 on March 9th,

00:07 aimed at raising awareness about diversity hiring and ensuring equal opportunity for all.

00:12 To be held in conjunction with International Women's Day,

00:15 the one-day convention also aims to deliver a call to action for everyone to do more to achieve collective equality

00:21 by investing in local women talents and accelerating their progress.

00:25 Talent Corp Group CEO Thomas Matthews said,

00:28 "The convention's main goal is to offer career opportunities to women from diverse backgrounds

00:33 and tackle unemployment and underemployment by enhancing their access to the labor market."

00:38 He said around 1,000 participants are expected to attend the event at Connection Conference and Event Center in Nexus Bangsar South,

00:45 which will also be streamed live.

00:47 Meanwhile, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Nancy Shukri

00:51 emphasized the invaluable role women play as key assets in the workforce,

00:55 pointing out that many among them are highly qualified and extremely talented.

00:59 However, she said many women are also exiting the workforce primarily to prioritize family care responsibilities.

01:06 So they're quitting jobs.

01:08 So, yeah, if you heard the government now have targeted 60% of the women to get back to labor market within 10 years.

01:19 This year's International Women's Day is themed "Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress."

01:24 Talent Corp is also hosting Women Empowerment Week from March 2nd to 9th

01:28 with a series of activities lined up, including the convention first introduced in 2021.

01:33 Admission to the Women Career Convention is free.

01:36 Intending participants may register online at Talent Corp's website.

01:40 Dhanusha Jareza, FMT News.

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