Women leaders have been encouraged to bring in more young and educated women into local politics.
Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said the state fully acknowledged the contribution of women in Sarawak’s politics since the formation of Malaysia.
“I welcome any young woman in Sarawak who has the interest to get into politics.
“There are many more issues to come and these issues will need us, men and women, to think about them together for the betterment of our people, state and the country,” he said at the launch of the state-level Women’s Day celebration here yesterday.
Taib said Sarawak women have been and should continue to be good partners of men in politics.
He noted that the empowerment of women, their full and equal participation in political, social and economic life, the improvement of health and the eradication of poverty were essential to achieving sustainable human settlements in the future.
Read more at The Star, published 1 November 2012.
Women leaders have been encouraged to bring in more young and educated women into local politics.
Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said the state fully acknowledged the contribution of women in Sarawak’s politics since the formation of Malaysia.
“I welcome any young woman in Sarawak who has the interest to get into politics.
“There are many more issues to come and these issues will need us, men and women, to think about them together for the betterment of our people, state and the country,” he said at the launch of the state-level Women’s Day celebration here yesterday.
Taib said Sarawak women have been and should continue to be good partners of men in politics.
He noted that the empowerment of women, their full and equal participation in political, social and economic life, the improvement of health and the eradication of poverty were essential to achieving sustainable human settlements in the future.
Read more at The Star, published 1 November 2012.