Why Hire Women On Career Breaks

 
This means that we are facing an acute brain drain situation where our professional women citizens are leaving the workforce for various reasons, creating critical gaps in our labour force.
 
However, with the recent strategic thrust to optimise and unlock the full potential of female talent, professional women who have been on career breaks are looking to make a comeback. Most women who are seeking to return to the workforce have proven to be mature and highly enthusiastic. Many have strong education credentials and significant prior work experience. 

Additionally, companies have much to gain from encouraging gender diversity in the workplace. Diversity in any form encourages excellence via competition, mutual respect and collaborations. 

As of 2015, women constitute only 54.1% of the Malaysian workforce even though in 2012, more than 60% of local graduates are women. Our professional women citizens are leaving the workforce for various reasons, leaving behind critical gaps in our labour force.

Many women who are seeking a career comeback have proven to be mature and highly enthusiastic, and possess strong education credentials and significant prior work experience.

Companies can gain a lot by encouraging gender diversity in the workplace. 

They believe that work-life integration is an effective human capital strategy to attract and retain talent.