Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) welcomes the National Security Council’s (NSC) recent public service announcements (PSAs) on domestic violence. These PSAs are working. The Talian Kasih 15999 April statistics show that following the PSAs, more survivors are reaching out for help.…
Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) joins the Selangor Government Taskforce on Health and Welfare to provide emergency measures for domestic violence survivors during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period. The taskforce aims to provide immediate support and prevent the cycle of…
A policy brief published by the United Nations (UN) last week highlights how the circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic have compounded gender inequality, with economic impacts disproportionately affecting women and girls, the reallocation of healthcare resources addressing the unique…
Effective 15th April, survivors of domestic violence and child abuse can now seek help through a national COVID-19 psychosocial support hotline (03-2935 9935), first set up by MERCY Malaysia and the Health Ministry’s Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC), and…
Many women will fall through the cracks of the recently announced stimulus package, which fails to account for those most exposed to the fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak. The scope of the stimulus package must be widened to meet the…
Although staying at home is a necessary and unavoidable measure to ensure societal safety and well-being in the face of COVID-19, for many domestic violence survivors, the ‘safe haven’ of home simply does not exist. During this time, it is…
The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) is outraged by attempts to undermine the will of voters, and demands for fresh elections in order to protect our democracy. In GE14, Malaysians voted for reforms as promised in the Harapan…
From beauty commercials to airbrushed fashion models to the latest fad diet, unrealistic beauty expectations bombard girls relentlessly, chipping away at their self-esteem. It is no wonder that growing up can be a labyrinth for many adolescent girls. To equip…
Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) has urged the Malaysian government to reform rape laws that permit husbands to rape their wives, following Singapore’s tabling of a bill to repeal marital immunity to rape on Monday. They also applauded the Singapore government for taking…
Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) has welcomed Law Minister Datuk Liew Vui Keong’s recent statement on the need to formulate anti-stalking laws in Malaysia. “It is important that we formulate a law to look into stalking," Datuk Liew Vui Keong told…
