Let's scrap gender discriminatory laws: PM
JOHOR BARU: Laws and regulations that are gender discriminatory will need to be reviewed to ensure equal opportunity for women. (ALL of them? Syariah ones too?)
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that women today held key positions not only in the Government but also in the private sector.
“If there is any sort of discrimination, this is due to certain laws which need to be reviewed,” he said, adding that such matters would need to be looked into by the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry. (And what about the Special Adviser on Women's Affairs??)
“In fact, excluding me and the Second Finance Minister (Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop), the eight other key people involved in the upcoming Budget were four women and four men,” he added. (That makes 6 men and 4 women...)
Previously when he was in the civil service, there were few women holding key positions, Abdullah in his speech during the launch of the national level Women’s Day celebrations.
He also announced an RM10mil incentive to enhance the implementation of the Home Managers training programme.
“The Government is supportive of efforts and initiatives which help in family building and is willing to allocate more resources for such programmes,” he said, adding that he hoped that women would take advantage of such programmes.
Abdullah also paid tribute to women who have excelled in their respective fields such as Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz and Securities Commission chairman Datuk Zarinah Anwar.
Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen said the Home Managers programme was aimed at creating professional housekeepers.
“We will now start on creating the curriculum and hope to begin the programme by year end. We are looking for anyone who loves to do housework,” she said, adding that the one- to two-week free training would be outsourced. (Can men do this too?)
Dr Ng said that she would suggest that a recommended monthly wage of RM800 to RM1,000 be set and stressed that these “house managers” should not be equated to domestic servants.
“We are also not doing it as a care programme, but as part of the service economy.
“There are many women who are working outside and need help,” she said, adding that this would also allow more women to enter the workplace. (So it's NOT a care programme?)
Dr Ng said that participants in the programme would also be required to undergo medical screening and background checks to ensure they had no prior criminal records. (OK....how is that different from our current domestic workers?)
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[“In fact, excluding me and the Second Finance Minister (Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop), the eight other key people involved in the upcoming Budget were four women and four men,” he added. (That makes 6 men and 4 women...)]
This still shows that men are still the dominant. Not much of a difference.
Marina,
Dr Ng said that participants in the programme would also be required to undergo medical screening and background checks to ensure they had no prior criminal records.
hey, marina, am i missing something here?
do you discriminate ex-cons like that chinese mp, too?
"Laws and regulations that are gender discriminatory will need to be reviewed to ensure equal opportunity for women. (ALL of them? Syariah ones too?)"
Hi MM,
Ouch! You just had to ruffle the feathers, didn't you? ;) Must be the Bangla visit rubbing off.
I look forward to his (AAB's) team of ministers following up on education, national policy objectives and legislation as a long term strategy.
With due respect, Syariah Laws and gender equality don't quite gel as a perception, almost an oxymoron.
By the way, I've never heard of women judges in Shariah courts. Is this allowed?
No discrimination?
He just says to win votes
The battle in PP he is afraid
When Anwar will bring his downfall
Does he know what he is saying?
He has record of flip-flop decisions
This isn’t the way to manage a country
He can’t decide which way he wants to go
Women in progression
He takes him ages to realize
When he was a civil servant he didn’t know?
About inequality in gender opportunities
Now he wakes up he tells it so
Afraid he can’t linger on to power
I guess he is very afraid of what may happen
So the government borrowing terms from US
The people there like to coin beautiful words……..
Flat to condominium or apartment
Domestic servant now to professional housekeeper
Sometimes known as house manager
The government of BN isn’t very serious
Women go to crime because of need failures
If the BN government wants to help
Let there be no discrimination of any kind
For every one needs a second chance of life
Don’t we all need it?
After all Allah always forgive us
For our sins only sometimes we never know
When we go dancing into our lives
Hmmm, discrimination. It happens everywhere. I'm currently taking up Nursing Degree in UNIMAS, and hell yes, I do face a lot of discrimination, MEN taking up nursing as a profession.
Looking at it in another aspect, we should encourage men taking up nursing career, after all, nurses have been regarded as 'subordinates' of the doctors. In fact, they aren't.
To counter the gender bias in the society, first of all, the legislation in the country. Laws are made by the people, so I hope women should stand up for their rights as well. Very few ladies have been appointed as a Dean of a Faculty in Malaysia. In USA, UK, Aussie for instance, women are considered as important assets to the education field. I just don't understand these politicians who do not see the very importance of the contributions of women in our society.
Yet another whacko idea from a government devoid of imagination, divorced from reality and completely misreading the status of women.
One line says it all: "adding that the one- to two-week free training would be outsourced."
Its just another job for his mates
One of PakLah's goals is for Malaysia to be the Number 1 exporter of maids!
Malaysia Boleh!
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