Women's groups renew calls to enact Gender Equality Act

KUALA LUMPUR: Women's and rights groups are renewing calls to urge the government to enact a Gender Equality Act as a mechanism to protect women from discrimination in various facets of life.

They made the push following the launch of a report on the status of women's human rights after 24 years of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (Cedaw) in Malaysia here on Wednesday (Jan 23).