The Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) has called for the introduction of at least seven days of paternity leave, in light of upcoming amendments to the Employment Act. “The Ministry of Human Resources should introduce at least seven days of paternity…
As we celebrate Parents’ Day this Saturday, let us do right by parents and support laws that safeguard their rights in the workplace. We all know how challenging it is to raise children while juggling the demands of work. And…
In relation to The Star’s article on 29th May about a recent case of alleged violence against a mother and her children, Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) would like to clarify that we had only confirmed to The Star, with the…
As the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child celebrates its 30th year in force, Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) is launching the first report to highlight the experiences of child domestic violence survivors in Malaysia and underscore the need…
Green design principles can create a conducive child care centre that helps children heal from trauma. This is the vision behind the Women’s Aid Organisation’s (WAO) new child care centre, which will be the first green child care centre in…
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…
Noorfadilla Ahmad Saikin and her team, who fought pregnancy discrimination and won a landmark court case, jointly-won the SUARAM Human Rights Award 2018 on Tuesday. The award recognises their pathbreaking ten-year pursuit of justice, which created legal precedents enabling other…
The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) is very disturbed by the email recently circulated concerning radio station BFM 89.9. We are concerned by the email’s description of alleged sexual assault and harassment, and of alleged poor response from…