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Malaysia: Malaysian Indian Congress Youth, Women’s Wing Chiefs Re-elected

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2009-08-20 21:54
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Delegates of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) have re-elected the chiefs of their Youth and Wanita (women) wings, setting the pace for the party’s plenary meeting and elections next month.
MIC Youth coordinator T. Mohan won the top post by a big majority while incumbent Wanita chief P. Komala Devi Krishnamurthy narrowly beat her challenger by 26 votes to retain her post, New Straits Times reported Monday.

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Malaysia: Do Quotas for Women Work?

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2009-07-23 22:54
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PARTI Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)'s 30% quota for women in leadership positions is the first of its kind in any Malaysian political party. But in the grand scheme of things, it's also 14 years late.
Malaysia signed the Beijing Declaration and the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Cedaw) in 1995. One of the commitments in these declarations was the 30% quota for women's representation.
Today, Malaysia still has a long way to go before it meets this goal.

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To read the complete article please visit The Malaysian Bar website.


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Malaysia: Government: We Need More Women in the Cabinet

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2009-06-30 21:45
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According to the United Nations, women are estimated to do 75 per cent of the world's work. And yet, they only own one per cent of the world's assets.

In Malaysia, women only represent 10 per cent of the members of parliament, even though they make up half the population.

In our schools, universities and other learning establishments, girls outperform boys. Universities have more girls reading technological, scientific and engineering courses. The boys tend to opt for subjects like media, religious studies and business.

Although women constitute a large student movement and a formidable workforce, they are still poorly represented in the decision-making process. This includes personal, family, community and national levels.

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Actions and Strategies from the Seventh Asia Europe People's Forum 2008.

This report is based on discussions from the workshop ‘Strengthening Women’s Political Participation and Influence’ and other workshops of the seventh Asia Europe People’s Forum (aepf-7) held in Beijing from 13–15 October 2008.The major recommendations of this report, aimed at ASEM Governments and international institutions, are at the policy level.

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Malaysia: Women's Touch For Women Voters In Bukit Gantang

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2009-04-01 18:23
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Wanita Umno has intensified its efforts to win the hearts of 28,214 women voters in Bukit Gantang with the women's touch, especially by being courteous and understanding women's issues. Its chief Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said the women in the Bukit Gantang parliamentary constituency represented almost 60 per cent of its voters, hence among the biggest number in a constituency in the country.

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To read the full article, please visit Bernama's Website.


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Consolidated Response on Women’s Political Participation in Traditional and Conservative Societies

This consolidated response highlights types of positive action measures, advocacy campaigns, women’s movements, and educational opportunities that help women in traditional and conservative societies to overcome some of the barriers that they face in politics and public life.

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Malaysia: Wanita MCA to Go Against Sexists MPs, Councillors

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2009-02-16 12:29
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The memorandum, supported by 12 non-governmental organizations, called for an amendment to the Parliamentary Standing Orders and other corresponding rules in the state assemblies by including a prohibition against sexist remarks and unparliamentary behavior as well as to suspend without pay those uttering such statements.

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To read the full article, please visit The Star's Website.


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Fundamentalisms in Asia Pacific: Trends, Impact, Challenges and Strategies Asserting Women’s Rights

This book analyzes the manifestations of fundamentalisms in the Asia-Pacific region and their impact on women as well as on democracy and politics in general. It includes strategies adopted by women’s groups and progressive women’s movements to resist these fundametalist developments.

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Seethings and Seatings: Strategies for Women’s Political Participation in Asia Pacific

This is a publication from the APWLD’s research project aimed at assisting women in Asia Pacific to challenge existing structures hindering women’s participation in political processes. The book presents case studies on six women leaders from Fiji, India, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

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