womensrights
Stop policing women's clothing
LETTER | To eliminate gender discrimination, the government should instead prohibit employers from dismissing or refusing to hire women based on their attire.
Women's Aid Organisation
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7 years ago
Women’s group urges gov’t to enact gender equality law
WAO also moots sexual harassment law after meeting with Council of Eminent Persons.
Bernama
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7 years ago
Women of Malaysia counting on Harapan's promises
COMMENT | Harapan made specific promises which will help position women and girls as equal citizens.
Sivananthi Thanenthiran
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7 years ago
'Ensure one-third women in federal, state cabinets'
Eight women’s NGOs insist this must be done to promote and protect women's rights.
Siti Rafiah Tahir
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7 years ago
Women’s March harassment shows need for Gender Equality Act
LETTER | The incident shows how immature and regressive we are as a nation.
Charles Santiago
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7 years ago
'Destroy rape culture! Death to patriarchy!' rings out at women's march
It was held in conjunction with Int'l Women's Day in downtown KL today.
Celine Ho
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7 years ago
A women's manifesto to protect gender and minority rights
The coalition demands current leaders and potential GE14 candidates to endorse their agenda.
Cheong Wey Jin
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7 years ago
More women in senior management roles in M’sia
According to a Grant Thornton report, number of women in these roles exceeds global average.
Bernama
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7 years ago
M’sia out of step with global norms on women’s rights
LETTER | Religion, tradition or culture no excuse for continued discrimination against women.
Razali Ismail
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7 years ago
More women in the workforce is good for business
ADUN SPEAKS | We cannot reach 100pct of our potential if 50pct of the population cannot.
Yeo Bee Yin
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7 years ago
Focus instead on systemic discrimination of Muslim women
LETTER | Sad that Marina Mahathir zooms in on slapping incident instead of larger issue of tudung ban.
Assoc Prof Dr Rafidah Hanim Mokhtar
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7 years ago
Feminism is word of the year, thanks to Trump, Weinstein
Film mogul however denied having non-consensual sex with anyone.
Isabel McLennan, Reuters
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7 years ago
Bridging the political gender gap
LETTER | 'The government may not explicitly discriminate against women, but it does little to empower them politically.'
Lim Yi Wei
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7 years ago
The right to be remembered
COMMENT | It is problematic when a woman is remembered only in relation to the men in her life.
Maryam Lee
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7 years ago
Siti Hasmah rallies women at purple gathering
Siti Hasmah says it is worrying, for example, if a person could be slapped for simply voicing an opinion.
Koh Jun Lin
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8 years ago
Vote Harapan for woman PM before 2050 - PKR Youth
Women’s participation in politics takes centre stage at last night's TN50 dialogue.
Alyaa Alhadjri
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8 years ago
Activists hit the streets for women's rights
Activicts take to the streets of Kuala Lumpur to demand equal treatment for women.
Koh Jun Lin
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8 years ago
Is ‘Dangal’ girl power or a new form of oppression?
The Bollywood sports biopic confronts gender stereotypes, but its theme harkens to patriarchy.
Lee Long Hui
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8 years ago
Saudi looks to Uber-style apps to get more women to work
But some feel this might further thwart women's dreams of getting behind the wheel.
Celine Aswad, Reuters
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8 years ago
Man on mission to get more brethren into gender causes
MALAYSIANS KINI | Yu Ren Chung says women sparked his interest in gender equality.
Geraldine Tong
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8 years ago
Scholar wins Swedish prize for work on freedom of speech, misogyny
Jac SM Kee wins the Steig Larsson prize for her work fighting misogyny online.
8 years ago