Petaling Jaya, 1 March 2015 - myNEWS.com is working together with Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) for in-stores promotion at all of its outlets this coming March, which will commence from 1 March to 31 March 2015. A portion of sale proceeds…
Gabungan Kumpulan Wanita Bertindak bagi Kesamarataan Gender (JAG) Hak seorang wanita untuk memilih pakaiannya Surat kepada penyunting – 22 Januari 2014 Sekitar minggu lepas, beberapa sumber berita telahpun melaporkan bahawa seorang guru sekolah rendah di Kota Tinggi, Johor telah…
Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) A woman's right to choose her clothing Letter to the editor - 21 January 2014 Last week, various news organisations reported that a primary school teacher in Kota Tinggi, Johor was told by…
24 October is United Nations Day. How appropriate it is that on this day, the UN Human Rights Council will review Malaysia under the universal periodic review (UPR) process to gauge the progress of the obligations of Malaysia to promote, protect and…
Press Release 25 October 2013 The United Nations has awarded the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG), a coalition of nine Malaysian non-governmental organisations promoting gender equality, with the United Nations Award 2013 for ‘Millennium Development Goal’ Three: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women. Representing JAG to receive the award was Maria Chin Abdullah…
Coalition of Malaysian NGOs in the UPR Process (COMANGO) 26 September 2013 KUALA LUMPUR – A human rights report prepared by the Malaysian government was criticised as being hypocritical by a coalition of 54 non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The report was…
Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) Press Statement 27 June 2013 If it wasn’t crystal clear before today, it is now: the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) has the force of law…
Kuala Lumpur, 26 May 2013 – The waiting is over and the winners have been crowned, albeit unwillingly, in the second edition of the Aiyoh… Wat Lah?! Awards. In this annual spoof awards where nobody wants to win, winners can at least…
Read original article here PM must take women’s ministry portfolio seriously — JAG October 02, 2012 OCT 2 — The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) is appalled and extremely disappointed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s…
Today, Malaysian NGOs launched a report called CEDAW and Malaysia: Malaysian Non-Government Organisations’ Alternative Report assessing the Government’s progress in implementing the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). “NGOs became…
