08 MARCH 2017 | KUALA LUMPUR Happy International Women’s Day. In my International Women’s Day message last year, I urged the government to redirect subsidy for migrant workers to empower Malaysian women in the economy, including expanding our workforce instead of hiring migrant workers, increasing female labour participation rate, as well as providing better social … Continue reading
This year’s United Nations’ theme for International Women’s Day is “Equality for women is progress for all”. My predecessor, former MP for Bukit Mertajam and DAP Wanita chief, Chong Eng used to say, “There is no social equality without gender equality”. The betterment of women is the betterment of humankind. Yet today, the second class … Continue reading
* Chinese translation here. 080312 | Bukit Mertajam As we celebrate more than a hundred years of struggle to seek recognition of equal dignity and equal rights for women, symbolised by the annual observation of the International Women’s Day on Mac 8, I want to invite women and men in Malaysia to return to the drawing … Continue reading
Status wanita dalam masyarakat Dunia kita sentiasa dalam perubahan. Itu adalah hakikat. Ada satu zaman dahulu, wanita tidak dibenarkan untuk menyertai kehidupan awam. Wanita tidak boleh menjadi pemimpin masyarakat, tidak boleh bekerja di luar rumah, sehinggakan ada yang tidak dibenarkan keluar ke rumah untuk mengaji di sekolah. Jika diundurkan sedikit ke belakang lagi, ada zamannya … Continue reading
