Kuala Lampur, March 15 -- Over the last weekend, the world celebrated this year's International Women's Day, with Malaysia hosting nationwide events for women to share their experiences and ideas.

The 2025 theme #AccelerateAction calls for urgent progress to be made in achieving gender equality, creating a world where access to rights or opportunities, including employment, is not affected by being a man or a woman. But can Malaysia really achieve this when we have not successfully addressed the disproportionate burden of care on our women?

The women who care

When speaking about care, we typically refer to three main types which is childcare, elderly care and care for the disabled. Most of the time, the obligation to provide care falls...