When asked about possible reasons for why the gender pay gap exists, 46 percent of respondents in Malaysia stated that fewer leadership positions offered to a particular gender most likely contributed to the gender pay gap. The same survey also found that the majority of the respondents could not correctly identify what a gender pay gap is, which is when one gender is being paid lesser on average than another.
Reasons why the gender pay gap exists in Malaysia as of November 2019
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