PETALING JAYA: Women’s groups are left uncertain over the progress of gender equality in the country, with important legal changes promoting women’s rights up in the air amid the political turmoil.
This is in particular when the International Women’s Day falls on March 8. Women’s Centre for Change programme director Karen Lai said women’s groups have been pushing for legislation such as the proposed Sexual Harassment Bill and Gender Equality Bill for at least 20 years and 10 years respectively.
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