An All of Society Approach for Women Issues

Anis Farid, Research and Advocacy Officer, Women's Aid Organisation

08-Mar-22 07:45

An All of Society Approach for Women Issues

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As we celebrate International Woman's day, we examine the effectiveness of policies In Malaysia to empower and elevate the role of women in society. Anis Farid, Research and Advocacy Officer at the Women's Aid Organisation, gives us a channel check on this. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Philip See, Tan Chen Li

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Categories: people and places, social issues

Tags: socio-economic policy, women in society, international women's day, female representation, women representation, socio-economics, women's aid organisation, intersectionality, intersectional feminism,

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