We can, and must, do more for women


TODAY, on International Women’s Day, it is good to note that Malaysia has made significant progress in advancing women’s equality since the country’s independence in 1957.

But despite giving women more of a voice in society, progress has slowed to the point that we are not moving the needle in several important areas.

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