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…
Today, the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG), the National Council of Women's Organisations (NCWO), and Women's Aid Organisation (WAO) launched the report, 'The Status of Women's Human Rights: 24 Years of CEDAW in Malaysia". You can read the…
Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) stands by the right of every woman to choose how she dresses. Rather than policing women’s clothing through guidelines that restrict women’s rights and place the burden on them to conform, the government should introduce laws…
Yet again, we’re seeing another attempt to police women’s clothing. This time, it’s by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Mujahid Yusof Rawa, who announced yesterday that the government is working on a dress code for Muslim women in the private…
Pertubuhan Pertolongan Wanita (WAO) kesal terhadap layanan yang diberikan kepada Kogee Sinniah di stesen polis. Kami mengecam tindakan pegawai polis yang dikatakan bukan sahaja enggan membantu mangsa di saat-saat genting dan cemas, malah telah mengarahkan mangsa untuk bertutur dengan lebih…
