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Women in Malaysia receive support from the Malaysian government concerning their rights to advance, to make decisions, to health, education and social welfare, and to the removal of legal obstacles. The Malaysian government has ensured these factors through the establishment of Ministry of National Unity and Social Development in 1997 (formerly ...
Puan Sri Sukumari Sekhar (2 August 1933 – 8 March 2021) was a Malaysian women's and children's rights activist. She was the founder and deputy president of Malaysia's National Council of Women's Organizations.
The feminist movement in Malaysia is a multicultural coalition of women's organisations committed to the end of gender-based discrimination, harassment and violence against women. Having first emerged as women's shelters in the mid 1980s, [1] feminist women's organisations in Malaysia later developed alliances with other social justice movements
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Pages in category "Malaysian women's rights activists" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
There have been 136 women in the Dewan Negara since the establishment of the Parliament of Malaysia. As of 2018, there are 14 female senators, or 20.00% of the body. [1] Women have had the right to sit in Dewan Negara since 1959, however, it was not until Aishah Ghani to be appointed as the first female senator in 1962. [2]
There have been 97 women in the Dewan Rakyat since the establishment of the Parliament of Malaysia. In the 15th Malaysian Parliament, there are 28 female representatives, or 13.5% of the body. [1] Women have had the right to both vote and sit in parliament since 1959 and all states and territories have been represented by a woman in the Dewan ...
There has been 2 women in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly since its establishment in 1959. In the 15th Terengganu State Legislative Assembly, there is a woman in the 32 member Legislative Assembly after 49 years. Women have had the right to vote and the right to stand as candidates since 1959.