00:00I think one of the things that at least helped me was the fact that I started young.
00:16So in a way, a lot of the leaders I've met, you know, I did meet in my youth, right,
00:21as I grew alongside the party in the party and also in my interaction with everybody.
00:28But I did, you know, I was a divorcee, and as a divorcee, I have to say,
00:34it's important to kind of first position yourself.
00:41I'm here as a leader and engaging with you, and I'm not looking at you or looking for a husband.
00:47And there is no, because I'm a divorcee, my status should not allow you to treat me
00:54or find rumours or spaces of vulnerability, because I think professionalism is something
01:01you have to cultivate.
01:03And it's also, you know, you can only control your actions, right?
01:06You can only control your worth.
01:09You can't control others.
01:11But I think you can also manage your responses.
01:13It's like they understand the main business.
01:14So I found that we need to really ensure our girls and boys recognize predatory behavior
01:24and also know how to face themselves, because sometimes you feel we're embarrassed.
01:30We're the ones who have to say we're sorry, but there's no need for you to apologize.
01:34So I think these are really important lessons that it took me some time to attempt it.
01:41I just try my best to also push back.
01:45It's very sad, because women face the double burden of not just, you know, most of them
01:50are in the informal sector.
01:52But if there's a responsibility and a responsibility of caregiving, they're always the best to be chosen.
01:58They're always the best to give up on their careers or their current jobs.
02:02So that's why child care and caregiving in general, right, for the elderly,
02:09this is something a robot can't kind of space or form.
02:15You know, there's always that encouragement, which I find to be problematic.
02:22You can't have it all.
02:23It's always, you know, you perhaps, you give up a little bit of your career at this particular juncture.
02:30You spend more time with your child and his or her for many years.
02:34Later on, that's why it's important for agencies, government, ecosystems to be made available
02:42so that you can go back to, you know, your career and enjoy the opportunities after you take the time off.
02:50So, Malaysia has a long way in terms of providing this.
02:56And of course, inshaAllah, I think it's with awareness.
02:58But the reality is, you know, be kind to yourself.
03:02I think, you know, it's okay.
03:04Sometimes you need to prioritize and choose, right?
03:08But it's also a push for the rest of us to make sure when the time comes,
03:13when they're going to come back and work, it can be so easy.
03:19But luckily, thank you.
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