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5. Establish a local service centre as a referral place for women to
seek advice to resolve any issues they may face
6. Ensure urban and rural planning takes into account the safety of
women and girls.
7. Introducing the EPF scheme for housewives. A 2 percent monthly
contribution will be channelled from their husband’s EPF
contributions, which is considered non-burdensome.
8. Ensure employers attend regular training so that they are aware of
sexual harassment at workplace and how to tackle it.
Commitment 3: Ensuring the national education system provide
the foundation for women to do well in life
1. Integrate the philosophy of respecting women and gender
understanding in the education syllabus at all levels.
2. Introduce the concept of lifelong education so that women who
postpone their careers to care for their families can continue their
studies and undertake training if they want to go back to work.
3. Introducing comprehensive gender education beginning at high
school.
4. In order to help mothers who have pre-school children, all pre-
school education centres that are now supervised by various
departments and ministries will be placed under one roof, known
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