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PROJEK30% - Why We Need More Women in Politics

Gopalan-Krishnan Papachan, Executive Director, EMPOWER | Karen Lai, Programme Director, Women’s Centre for Change

05-Dec-24 15:00

PROJEK30% - Why We Need More Women in Politics

EMPOWER, in collaboration with civil society coalitions like JAG, BERSIH, and CSO Platform for Reform, has launched the Projek30% campaign to push political parties to field at least 30% women candidates in the next General Election (GE16). 

But why is there a lack of representation among women in politics and what is the impact?

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Produced by: Dashran Yohan

Presented by: Dashran Yohan


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Categories:  politics,  government,  Law/Activism

Tags:  Projek30%,  the bigger picture,  beyond the ballot box,  women in politics,  women leadership,  women empowerment,  women's rights,  representation,  gender equality,  gender parity,  gender diversity,  gender gap,  gender discrimination,  gender bias,  patriarchy,  feminism,  social justice,  intersectionality, 


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