Still long way from 30% women in key posts quota SunPix
PETALING JAYA: It has been more than six decades since Malaysia achieved independence, and over a quarter century since the country pledged to remove all forms of discrimination against women.
Yet, they continue to have very little say in how the country is run.
Of the 222 members in the Dewan Rakyat, the country’s highest legislative authority, there are only 33 women, accounting for only 14% of the total.
The likes of former minister Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz and her predecessor Tan Sri Aishah Ghani are the exception rather than the rule.
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Minister wants end to period spot checks
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PETALING JAYA: Former education minister Dr Maszlee Malik (
pic) has slammed the practice of period spot checks carried out by teachers at certain schools and calls for an end to it.
He said the practice is degrading and uncalled for; and should have never happened anywhere, what more in learning institutions. Education should be about love, happiness, nurturing integrity, dignity, a sense of responsibility, and mutual respect. The reported cases are a disgrace to the community and must be stopped and condemned. Our school children should be kept safe in schools and protected from any form of harm and abuse, he said in a series of tweets on Friday (April 23).