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Civil society groups are intensifying pressure on the government to make women’s representation in Malaysian politics mandatory, amid concerns over the lack of political will to ensure at least 30% of decision-making positions are held by women.

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00:00Someone's record can't get this free.
00:30Someone's record can't get this free.
01:11I repeat, at this current rate, it will take us 135 years to achieve at least 30% women in
01:20the Dewan Rakyat if we maintain the status quo.
01:23Oleh itu, Akta Projek 30% bertujuan menangani kekurangan perwakilan wanita yang serius ini dengan pertama, menggalakkan dan mendorong parti
01:34-parti politik untuk meletakkan sekurang-kurangnya 30% calon wanita dalam pilihan raya bagi Dewan Rakyat dan semua Dewan Undangan
01:42Negeri.
01:43Kedua, mempengkenalkan insentif kewangan semasa tempoh pilihan raya serta peruntukan tahunan kepada parti-parti politik yang meletakkan sekurang-kurangnya 30
01:53% calon wanita dan yang mempunyai sekurang-kurangnya 30% ahli parlimen serta ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri.
02:00Ketiga, mewajibkan parti politik untuk melaporkan dasar, aktiviti dan inisiatif bagi meningkatkan perwakilan wanita di pelbagai peringkat kepimpinan dan struktur
02:11keputusan parti,
02:12termasuk jawatan kepimpinan, jawatan kuasa utama, badan pembuat dasar dan aktiviti parti dan keempat, menumbuhkan sebuah badan pentadbiran untuk mengendalikan
02:24hak ehwal di bawah akta projek 30% termasuk dana insentif dengan mekanisme pelaporan yang akan disemak oleh parlimen dan
02:34boleh diakses oleh rakyat.
02:36Maklamat utama akta projek 30% adalah untuk mewujudkan keadaan yang lebih adil serta lapangan politik yang sama rata bagi
02:45memastikan wanita dapat mengambil bahagian secara bermakna dalam politik dan akhirnya dalam badan legislatif.
03:06It is basically male domination, male hegemony, and then male stereotypes about women and women leadership.
03:17And then also we found, interestingly, you know, women to some extent in some political parties also lack agency.
03:28So, first of all, on the structure of, you know, being nominated, the gatekeepers are mostly male.
03:37You mentioned DAP, for instance.
03:40It's only last year or the year before that a woman, a single woman, got into the committee of five
03:47that selected candidates.
03:49So, in terms of lived experiences, in terms of thinking, in terms of viewing society, etc., women were absent in
04:00the male, you know, view of the world.
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