Govt committed to nurturing more female leaders, says Nancy

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Nancy Shukri says her ministry’s Women's Leadership Apprenticeship Programme aims at providing mentorship to aspiring entrepreneurs and future decision-makers.    Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/03/08/govt-committed-to-nurturing-more-female-leaders-says-nancy/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/03/08/kerajaan-komited-lahir-lebih-ramai-pemimpin-wanita-kata-nancy/  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  #FMTExclusive #NancyShukri #Female #Leaders #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025

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00:00Nancy Shukri says the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry remains committed to

00:08nurturing women leaders in various sectors.

00:12We want to see real leaders, leaders who are making decisions, leaders who are creating

00:18something new for the country.

00:19Last year, the ministry debuted the Women's Leadership Apprenticeship Programme, which

00:23attracted over 1,247 participants who were mentored by 25 female industry experts.

00:32This year, the ministry is setting a much more ambitious goal.

00:36With an allocation of 5 million ringgit, the programme aims to support 5,000 future entrepreneurs

00:42and leaders who will be mentored by 100 industry veterans.

00:46However, Nancy hopes to see more women joining Perantis and stepping into the political sphere.

00:53There were only two that applied for a political leadership fund.

00:58One was from Tawau, Sabah, and one was from Penang.

01:02But I need to see more, because I want to see more of them to take over from people

01:07from us.

01:08You cannot be seeing me all the time, you cannot be seeing the same old women leaders

01:13all the time.

01:14Last year, Nancy said that while the percentage of women who participate in decision-making

01:19roles within the public service has surpassed 30%, the private sector hasn't reached this

01:24level yet.

01:26Now, she believes that Malaysia should disregard the targeted goal of 30% altogether and go

01:32above and beyond.

01:33We are not talking about 30% anymore.

01:36Actually, I don't like to have that limit, that ceiling.

01:40We should not.

01:41We should not, I should say, we should not limit ourselves.

01:45We should open up.

01:47Aside from Perantis, the ministry also collaborates with the Finance and Human Resources Ministries

01:52to empower women in the workplace.

01:55Last year, the government proposed an additional income tax exemption of 50% for 12 months

02:01to employers that hire women who are returning to the workforce.

02:06Talent Corp's Career Comeback Tax Exemption provides individual income tax exemption of

02:11up to 12 months to female professionals who previously took a career break.

02:17You know, when you get involved and participate more, engaging more, then without you realising

02:23it, you see that you are doing a lot of thinking and then participate in giving comments, criticising,

02:32constructive criticism for the country.

02:34Natasha Bius and Tan Chin Tung, FMT News.

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