Malaysia still far behind in women's political participation
Source: 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 data suggest disparities and shortfalls.
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.
Click here to read the full article published by The Straits Times on 1 November 2022.
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 data suggest disparities and shortfalls.
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.
Click here to read the full article published by The Straits Times on 1 November 2022.