by comm-programs | Apr 7, 2020 | Covid19, Press Statements
The Movement Control Order (MCO), which is aimed to reduce and restrict the spread of COVID-19, has also highlighted several issues – one of which has been the increase in sexist language over social media especially – but also much recently, a case of...
by comm-programs | Mar 31, 2020 | Press Statements
AWAW finds the #WanitaCegahCOVID19 posters titled ‘Kebahagiaan Rumahtangga’ issued by the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) are problematic because of the visual content and its sexist messaging. The hashtag campaign clearly puts the...
by comm-programs | Mar 10, 2020 | Home Page - Highlights, Press Statements
Gender equality is sadly not apparent in the new cabinet. The All Women’s Action Society (AWAM) is disappointed that no real attempt was made to improve women’s participation in decision making in parliament. The number of women in the cabinet, five full ministers and...
by comm-programs | Jan 15, 2020 | Home Page - Highlights, Press Statements
The Attorney-General Tommy Thomas’s decision to defend the ‘No Further Action’ (NFA) order with regards to the case where a minor was allegedly sexually assaulted by three older students at a tahfiz school in Ipoh is utterly shocking and unacceptable. The All Women’s...
by comm-programs | Jan 15, 2020 | Home Page - Highlights, Press Statements
The All Women’s Action Society (AWAM) strongly urges Deputy Prime Minister, who is also Minister of Women, Family and Community Development, Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Ismail to pursue a zero-tolerance stance to child marriage in Malaysia. Regardless of the lack of...
by comm-programs | Nov 28, 2019 | Advocacy, Events, Home Page - Highlights
Date: 28 November 2019 Attended by Purani Mogan I attended “Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Menangani Keganasan Rumah Tangga” in KPWKM. This committee is comprised of 16 government agency and 4 NGOs and AWAM will be one of the permanent member of the committee together with...
by comm-programs | Nov 14, 2019 | Advocacy, Home Page - Highlights
Date: 14 November 2019 Today, AWAM took a little trip down to PPR Lembah Subang 2 to establish contact with communities on the ground. We aim to work with vulnerable groups in tackling domestic violence and rape. While domestic violence and rape can happen to anyone,...
by comm-programs | Nov 13, 2019 | Advocacy
Date: 13 November 2019 The Ministry of Women (KPWKM) had organized a briefing for Senators and Members of Parliament (MPs) at the Parliament Building – at the behest of Women’s NGOs. AWAM thanks Deputy Minister YB Hannah Yeoh for taking the feedback and...
by comm-programs | Nov 8, 2019 | Home Page - Highlights, Public Trainings
Date: 6 October 2019 Trainer: Lilian Kok AWAM had been invited to a speaker at the National ALSA Forum at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Sintok. Our Program Officer for the Anti-Sexual Harassment Program flew down to green city bordering Thailand to talk about...
by comm-programs | Nov 8, 2019 | Home Page - Highlights, Public Trainings
Date: 26 October 2019 Trainer: Lilian Kok AWAM had been invited by the Luther Center, PJ to give a talk on Domestic Violence under their Women Abuse Program for members of the church. The speakers at the event include Rev. David who spoke on gender equality from a...
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