Press Release – For Immediate Publication 15 November 2022, Kuala Lumpur Hypocrisy in Manifesto Promises as Candidates Promote Gender Discrimination With Malaysians heading to the polls, most major political parties and coalitions have shared their manifestos for public scrutiny and…
Press Statement – For Immediate Publication Kuala Lumpur, 4 November 2022 GE15 candidates show an alarming lack of women’s representation As parties announce seats ahead of nomination day, Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) is deeply concerned that there are less than…
Read our Budget 2023 memorandum here. Our new report, Budget 2023: Facilitating Resilient and Sustainable Reforms to Support Women and Children, builds on our continued efforts to advocate for gender-responsive budgeting (GRB). The report outlines three pillars – safeguarding…
#GE15 is an opportunity for all political parties to pledge their support for gender equality. With the recent news about possible cuts to women candidates, it is more crucial than ever to talk about equal representation and other measures that will bring about long-term transformative change to protect, empower and benefit the lives of women in Malaysia. We want political parties and candidates to enact policies that will put an end to violence against women and girls in all forms.
With this in mind, Women’s Aid Organisation presents all political actors with our manifesto, containing 4 key demands:
Click the image to read the manifesto in English / Klik di sini untuk membaca manifesto dalam BM.
To view the full gender analysis of GE15 party manifestos, you click here for the PDF or click here for the Instagram post.
Women’s Aid Organisation, Press statement – 4 August 2022 Tabling of Law to #MakeStalkingACrime Welcomed Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) welcomes the tabling of law amendments to make stalking a crime, in the Dewan Rakyat for first reading today. When enacted,…
Press Release – For Immediate Publication Kuala Lumpur, 21 July 2022 Anti-Sexual Harassment Law Must Be Effectively Implemented The Anti-Sexual Harassment Advocacy Group, comprising the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality, ENGENDER and Young Women Making Change, welcomes the passing…
Press Statement – For Immediate Publication Kuala Lumpur, 28 April 2022 Malaysia must treat refugees with dignity and end their continued persecution On Wednesday 20 April, more than 500 refugees were reported to have escaped a detention camp in…
Stop the Intimidation of Maria Chin Abdullah The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) strongly condemns the sentence given by the Federal Territory Syariah High Court to Maria Chin Abdullah, Petaling Jaya Member of Parliament, of seven days in…
Press Release – For Immediate Publication Kuala Lumpur, 15 March 2022 Leveraging Existing Parliamentary Process To Review Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill 2021 The Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill is scheduled for second reading in Parliament in the next few weeks. In anticipation of…
Unprecedented Consensus Towards A More Comprehensive Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill On 23 March 2022, the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality, ENGENDER Consultancy and Young Women Making Change met with the Minister and representatives from the Ministry of Women, Family and…
