National Steering Council on Domestic Violence #1

National Steering Council on Domestic Violence #1

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...
Working with Vulnerable Groups

Working with Vulnerable Groups

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,...
When Gender Diversity Makes Firms More Productive

When Gender Diversity Makes Firms More Productive

Acknowledgements: This post is a reproduction of the original article posted on the Harvard Business Review on February 11, 2019, titled ‘Research: When Gender Diversity Makes Firms More Productive’. The link to the original article can be found here:...
Sexual Harassment as a Tool for Gender Equality

Sexual Harassment as a Tool for Gender Equality

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...
A Congregation Combating Domestic Violence

A Congregation Combating Domestic Violence

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...