Urgently review Malaysia's Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill 2021

THE Joint Action Group for Gender Equality, Engender Consultancy and Young Women Making Change collectively call for an urgent review of the Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill 2021.

This legislation has been 30 years in the making. Since the 1990s, women’s groups have engaged extensively with the government on the matter, including in drafting the Bill. The first reading of the Bill was held on Dec 15, 2021, and it will be tabled for a second reading in the Parliamentary meeting that began yesterday, Feb 28, 2022.