A Miri senator, Doris Sophia Brodie, makes history as the first Sarawakian and Iban woman to be appointed Senate deputy president. She speaks passionately about empowering more women to enter the male-dominated field of politics in Malaysia.
“Some people use NGOs (non-govermental organisations) to help, but politics is my vehicle. There is nothing dirty about politics, it is people who make it dirty,” said Brodie.
Read the complete story at The Star, published January 29, 2012.
A Miri senator, Doris Sophia Brodie, makes history as the first Sarawakian and Iban woman to be appointed Senate deputy president. She speaks passionately about empowering more women to enter the male-dominated field of politics in Malaysia.
“Some people use NGOs (non-govermental organisations) to help, but politics is my vehicle. There is nothing dirty about politics, it is people who make it dirty,” said Brodie.
Read the complete story at The Star, published January 29, 2012.