Barriers broken, but gender inequality still exists, says Liew


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KOTA KINABALU: Women have broken barriers socially and economically but it is still a long and arduous journey for them to achieve milestones due to existing global gender inequalities.

State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Christina Liew said while a lot has been achieved in past decades to alleviate the living standards of women and how they are included for nation building, the gender gap was still there.

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