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A 40-Year Journey in Women’s Rights Activism and The Women That Inspired Her

Ho Yock Lin, Founding Member, All Women’s Action Society (AWAM)

08-Mar-24 15:00

A 40-Year Journey in Women’s Rights Activism and The Women That Inspired Her

Ho Yock Lin is one of the founding members of the All Women’s Action Society also known as AWAM, back in 1985. For over 40 years, she’s dedicated her life to fighting for women’s rights and pushing for legal reforms surrounding domestic violence, sexual harassment and more. In light of International Women’s Day 2024 today, Yock Lin joins us on the show to share her journey


Image credit: All Women’s Action Society

Produced by: Dashran Yohan

Presented by: Lim Sue Ann


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Categories:  Law/Activismeducation

Tags:  the bigger picturegood thingsIWD2024iwdinternational women’s daywomen’s rightsgender equalitysexual harassmentdomestic violencegender-based violenceawam





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