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Prevent further erosion of gender equality at this time
FROM WOMEN’S AID , ORGANISATION (WAO)
Bangladeshi vows to fight bar on women conducting weddings
The latest High Court verdict, released last week in full, cited a raft of practical hindrances to any woman being a registrar, be it crossing waterways to conduct weddings or not being able to enter mosques during menstruation.
Two in five workers say they have been sexually harassed
Two in five workers here, polled in the first nationally representative survey on workplace sexual harassment, said they have been victims of such unwelcome sexual advances or remarks in the office in the past five years.
Longer wait for protection against gender-based violence
PETALING JAYA: Those seeking better enforcement and protection against gender-based violence and discrimination will have to wait longer with the suspension of Parliament during the emergency.
Sunway joins global mission
SUNWAY Group founder and chairman Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah joined Pope Francis, former United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, UNESCO director-general Audrey Azoulay and world leaders in launching Mission 4.7 on the first day of the annual Vatican Youth Symposium on Dec 16.
When gender matters not
THE Asian culture is often equated with being an exam-oriented one that places pressure on achieving good grades.
Challenges in the new decade
AS the year and decade come to a close, we thank the Almighty for His many blessings. At the same time, we pray for riddance from the strong turbulence buffeting our nation’s political, legal, social and economic shores.
Japan delays gender equality goals in new five-year plan
Under the new five-year gender equality plan, approved by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s Cabinet, the government has postponed the goal for women to account for at least 30% of leadership positions until "as early as possible during the 2020s.”
Kota Kinabalu to have first woman mayor?
KOTA KINABALU: A woman is widely tipped to become the city's new mayor with incumbent Datuk Nordin Siman on the way out as his contract ends on Dec 31.
Women on the frontlines of Thailand's democracy movement
BANGKOK (AFP): Denouncing sexual violence, demanding abortion reform and destigmatising sex work -- once-taboo issues are finding public expression in Thailand as women take up leadership roles in a youth-led pro-democracy movement.
