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Study finds Thai women eager to enhance job skills

Female staff walk during lunch hour on Silom Road in Bangkok. A recent study found more than half of Thai female employees age 35 and older are interested in taking additional courses. Somchai Poomlard

Nearly half of Thai women age 35 and older showed the strongest motivation towards entrepreneurship, as the majority of the female workforce across Southeast Asia is interested in taking additional courses to develop their skills, a recent study showed.

A survey by Singapore-based non-profit She Loves Data (SLD) found 87% of female employees in the region are looking forward to enrolling in professional courses this year, with IT, computing and programming (33%) the top three choices.

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