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Efforts must be made to achieve 30 per cent women participation in political leadership. FILE PIC (News Straits Times)
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Malaysia: Women's participation still has long way to go
New Straits Times
Women make up almost 49.6 per cent of the world's population. Unfortunately, political representation numbers do not reflect the global percentage of women. Based on the statistics provided by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the...
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Malaysia: More political will required to meet 30% women candidates quota (Picture: Logo The Star)
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Malaysia: More political will required to meet 30% women candidates quota
The Star
PETALING JAYA: Although women outnumber men in the electoral roll, they only make up 13.5% of candidates in the 15th General Election (GE15). According to the Election Commission (EC), there are 21,173,638 registered voters for the GE15, with 50.3%...
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Figures by the All-Women’s Action Society (Awam) and PantauPRU15 show that in the last general election, 7.3 million women made up 50.4 per cent of registered voters but only 251 out of 2,333 candidates were women. - NSTP file pic
Monday, November 07, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Malaysia still far behind in women's political participation
The Straits Times
MALAYSIA is viewed as progressive where gender equality and advancing women's rights are concerned. The government has supported women's empowerment and will continue to do so. Despite the progress, however, several issues and challenges exist, and...
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Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun (seated, 4th left) with forum participants at the Royal Lake Club banquet hall, Taman Tasik Perdana, October 5, 2022. — Bernama pic
Monday, November 07, 2022
Political leaders commit to 30% women representation in elections
Malaymail
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — Leaders from various political parties today were all on the same page in their commitment to achieving the target of fielding 30 per cent women candidates in elections, in turn increasing female representation in the country’s...
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Malaysia: Why is it so difficult to root out sexism in Parliament? (FMT)
Thursday, August 04, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Malaysia: Why is it so difficult to root out sexism in Parliament?
FMT
If it is so difficult to root out sexism in Parliament, then how on earth does anyone expect the general population to treat problems relating to sexism with the seriousness it deserves? On July 20, the MP for Pasir Salak, Tajuddin Abdul Rahman,...
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A quick guide to gender-sensitive scrutiny in Malaysia - INTER PARES
Friday, February 18, 2022
Guide / Training Material
A quick guide to gender-sensitive scrutiny in Malaysia
INTER PARES
This guide is designed to help Members and staff of the Parliament of Malaysia undertake gender-sensitive scrutiny of laws, budgets, and policies. Click here to download the guide published by INTER PARES.
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The introduction of gender quotas by voluntary political parties (VPPQ) for the selection of election candidates is a good start to boost women’s participation in national politics. - NSTP file pic / The New Straits Times
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
In Malaysia, equal gender representation should begin in political parties
The New Straits Times
By Mohamad Ika Danial Abdullah We have eight years to go before 2030, a year in which we have stood in solidarity with other countries to realise the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). One of the SDG agendas is gender equality,...
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The Star
Tuesday, August 03, 2021
Youth group to hold women-only mock parliament to promote female participation in politics
The Star
PETALING JAYA: A Young Women’s Parliament will be held next month, with 222 young delegates debating policies on women’s issues, gender equality, social issues and more in a bid to encourage more female participation in politics and policymaking....
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women in Malaysian politics: Are politicians missing a point?
Malaymail
Making up an estimated half of Malaysia’s electoral roll, women remain to this day, crucial determinersof who comes to power and stays in power. It is then curious as to why women’s issues and legislations that impact women persist as an uphill...
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Thursday, October 08, 2020
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Why Malaysia needs more young leaders in Parliament
Free Malaysia Today
In his paper “Does it matter that politicians are older than their constituents? Yes.”, Harvard postdoctoral fellow Charles T McClean posits: “Young people are under-represented in most political institutions. Over half of the world’s voters are...
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Monday, July 06, 2020
Women’s council sees widening gender gap in economy, politics due to Covid-19
Free Malaysia Today
The umbrella body for women’s organisations in the country predicts that the gender gap, particularly in the areas of economic participation and political empowerment, will widen due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking at a United Nations virtual...
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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Women’s political representation: Progressing in Malaysia?
Eurasia Review
While female political representation has increased under the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration, progress remains slow and women are still impeded from advancing towards roles of leadership. The political earthquake in Malaysia that brought...
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Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Field more female candidates in state election, Zuraida tells Sarawak Pakatan, GPS
Malay Mail
PKR Women chief Zuraida Kamaruddin today urged state Pakatan Harapan (PH) and rivals Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to field more women candidates in the coming state election. She also noted that the ruling coalition GPS has not been fielding many...
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Monday, February 18, 2019
Women stamping their mark in New Malaysia's politics
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Women's participation in politics has long been recognised as an important measure of the status of women and in Malaysia, the women have indeed stamped their mark in the Cabinet, the Dewan Rakyat and the Dewan Negara. The...
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Monday, November 26, 2018
Malaysia: Not mandatory to have 30 per cent women representation in politics, says Hannah Yeoh
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...
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Thursday, November 08, 2018
Interviews
Zuraida Kamaruddin
This interview was conducted in September 2017 on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. At the time, Zuraida Kamaruddin was a Member of Parliament for Ampang, Malaysia. In May 2018, she was appointed as Minister of Housing...
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Friday, July 06, 2018
Meet the female ministers in Malaysia’s new cabinet
Stltoday
Women’s rights groups in Malaysia have called on Pakatan Harapan to fulfil its promise of minimum 30% representation at the highest policy-making body in Malaysia. PM Tun Mahathir’s cabinet, however, only has nine women: five full ministers (see...
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Thursday, June 21, 2018
Malaysia's new deputy PM Wan Azizah Wan Ismail aims to be a role model for women
Straits Times
Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail's childhood ambition was to become a doctor and cure disease. Now that she is Malaysia's most powerful female politician, she says her mission is to improve women's rights. The 65-year-old made history this month when she...
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