AFTER the posturing that women witness like clockwork on March 8 every year (International Women’s Day), some of us are left outraged at the lack of women representation in our government, boardrooms and committees.
To quote Karen Lai, programme director at the Women’s Centre for Change Penang: “Elected officials make particularly important decisions about our lives. So, it is critical to have equal representation. The 30% representation in legislation is a ‘critical mass’ that needs to be the floor, not the ceiling, for women.”
