Malaysia Made Significant Achievements In Tracking Gender-Specific Indicators Relevant To SDG - DOSM

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has made significant achievements in tracking gender-specific indicators relevant to the sustainable development goals (SDG), particularly in relation to Goal 5, which focuses on achieving gender equality, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said out of 54 gender-specific indicators across all goals in SDG, 44 indicators are Available, six are Partially Available and Need Development, two remain Not Available and two others are Not Relevant.

“Thus, based on 52 relevant gender-specific indicators for Malaysia, the country has achieved 84.6 per cent availability in Malaysia.

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“For indicator 5.5.2, the proportion of women in managerial positions increased to 25.4 per cent in 2023 from 23.8 per cent in 2022, which demonstrates progress towards ensuring women's participation and leadership opportunities in various sectors.

“This progress shows Malaysia's commitment to enhance gender equality and empower women and girls as reflected in various national policies and international commitments,” he said in a statement. 

DOSM has earlier released its report on Women Empowerment in Selected Domains, Malaysia, 2024, marking the eighth series since 2017.

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The report presents statistics related to gender in Malaysia focusing on the core set of gender indicators covering eleven domains. The statistics were prepared based on the latest available data from DOSM and various agencies.

Mohd Uzir said that Malaysia is committed to working towards gender equality and advancing the rights of women and girls acknowledging the important role that women play in society.

The government’s continuous efforts and commitments towards achieving gender equality are also in line with the SDG and 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), he said.

Meanwhile, he said the Malaysia Gender Gap Index (MGGI) recorded an average score of 0.705 or 70.5 per cent in 2023 from 0.709 (70.9 per cent) in 2022.

Based on the Statistics on Women Empowerment in Selected Domains, Malaysia 2024, the states ranked top three in the MGGI scores were Kuala Lumpur (0.776), Putrajaya (0.773) and Labuan (0.756).

Seven other states recorded MGGI scores above the national level, namely Kelantan (0.737), Negeri Sembilan (0.718), Melaka, Selangor and Sabah (0.715), Perak (0.711) and Kedah (0.707).

Mohd Uzir said there were, however, six states that recorded MGGI scores below the national average, namely Pahang (0.702), Perlis (0.701), Penang (0.700), Terengganu (0.693), Sarawak (0.689) and Johor (0.686).

MGGI identifies the gap between women and men in four sub-indices, economic opportunities and participation, educational attainment, health and well-being, and political empowerment.

A score with a value of 1.0 (100 per cent) indicates that gender equality has been achieved.

-- BERNAMA