Malaysia: Not mandatory to have 30 per cent women representation in politics, says Hannah Yeoh
Source: New Straits Times
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has no intention to make it mandatory for there to be 30 per cent female involvement in government and politics, said the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry.
Its deputy minister Hannah Yeoh said that the government has no intention to make such a percentage compulsory at Parliament and state assemblies.
“Based on Election Commission (EC) records, only 75 women contested as candidates in Parliament compared to 687 male candidates.
“The problem is not that we lack women leaders but lack seats. Party presidents must, when they give seats to women, ensure that it is a winnable seat and not merely to fulfil a quota,” she said to applause across the political divide at the Dewan Rakyat today.
She was answering a question from Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri (PBB-Batang Sadong) on whether the ministry would implement a 30 per cent quota system in Parliament and state assemblies.
Click here to read the full article published by New Straits Times on 26 November 2018.
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has no intention to make it mandatory for there to be 30 per cent female involvement in government and politics, said the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry.
Its deputy minister Hannah Yeoh said that the government has no intention to make such a percentage compulsory at Parliament and state assemblies.
“Based on Election Commission (EC) records, only 75 women contested as candidates in Parliament compared to 687 male candidates.
“The problem is not that we lack women leaders but lack seats. Party presidents must, when they give seats to women, ensure that it is a winnable seat and not merely to fulfil a quota,” she said to applause across the political divide at the Dewan Rakyat today.
She was answering a question from Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri (PBB-Batang Sadong) on whether the ministry would implement a 30 per cent quota system in Parliament and state assemblies.
Click here to read the full article published by New Straits Times on 26 November 2018.