Bridging the gender gap: Towards Malaysia’s first woman prime minister

THE United Nations cemented gender equality as a core tenet in the 1945 UN Charter. Yet, in 2024, we continue to see women and girls struggling for recognition and safety.

The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report of 2023 suggests closing the gap could take 131 years, needing US$6.4 trillion (RM30.1 trillion) annually across 48 developing countries for gender equality. In 2022, military spending surpassed US$2.2 trillion (RM10.3 trillion). Clearly, some priorities need to shift.