Political will, firm agenda needed to hit 30% women MP target, say activists

PETALING JAYA: When women make up about half of the Malaysian population, there should be more women in Parliament as lawmakers to promote gender equality, say activists and rights groups.

“Fifty percent of the population are women, yes? (Yet) we have men deciding on (matters from) custody to citizenship to child marriage. We are such a patriarchal society,” said Yayasan Chow Kit founder Datuk Dr Hartini Zainudin.