Umno polls: A woman in the Big Boys Club


THE last to sign up for the Umno vice-president (VP) contest was Law Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, making her the first woman to knock on the door of what is known as the Big Boys Club.

And the word out there is that Azalina has a good chance of cracking the glass ceiling which has “Men Only” written all over it. It would be awesome if that happened.

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