Gender Discrimination Cases In Malaysia

No discrimination on grounds of race descent place of birth or gender this challenge is illustrated in the case of noorfadilla bt ahmad saikin v chayed bin basirun ors 2012 1 mlj 832 where the court had to decide whether termination on the grounds of a person s pregnancy was an act of discrimination based on gender contrast with the position in the uk.

Gender discrimination cases in malaysia. How long can she survive in this little bubble of acceptance and safety that we ve created for her. The findings of the world economic forum s most recent gender gap report for example. News 16 hours ago. Let s look at the gender gap report which first started in 2006 and look at how we fared in 2014.

The survey conducted by women s aid organisation wao in collaboration with vase ai a leading digital consumer research company in malaysia found that 56 per cent of women polled in the voices of malaysian women on discrimination and harasment in workplace have experienced some form of workplace gender discrimination. While the constitution guarantees that malaysian fathers can pass their nationality to children even to those born abroad mothers must apply for the same via a process that could leave foreign born children in limbo for years. Balancing work and caring responsibilities and gender stereotyping are more pressing issues for malaysians compared to the global audience. Support for pregnant women new mothers and the lack of women in leadership roles are prevalent in malaysia as these issues are in the top 10 equality issues faced by women in the country.

I will take that invitation and begin to talk about gender inequality and women in malaysia.