‘All parties should introduce gender quotas’


KUALA LUMPUR: Political parties should introduce gender quotas for their candidates in the general election, says the Council of Malaysian Women Political Leaders (Comwel).

Its founder and president Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin, who is also the president-designate of Parti Bangsa Malaysia, said this would help boost women’s participation in politics.

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